diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bfe178fd40..4a7721379b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
     "rewire": "2.5.1",
     "rimraf-then": "1.0.0",
     "should": "6.0.3",
-    "sinon": "1.14.1",
+    "sinon": "1.17.3",
     "supertest": "1.1.0",
     "testem": "0.8.3",
     "top-gh-contribs": "2.0.2"