diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3b6d4d48..f1447063 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     "nixt": "^0.5.0",
     "nock": "^7.0.1",
     "npm-registry-couchapp": "^2.6.11",
-    "nyc": "^5.0.0",
+    "nyc": "^6.1.1",
     "proxyquire": "^1.7.3",
     "rimraf": "^2.5.0",
     "standard": "^6.0.3",