diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e8751704..b1abb567 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "nixt": "^0.4.1",
     "nock": "^3.0.0",
     "npm-registry-couchapp": "^2.6.11",
-    "nyc": "^3.2.1",
+    "nyc": "^5.0.0",
     "proxyquire": "^1.7.3",
     "rimraf": "^2.4.3",
     "standard": "^5.3.0",