diff --git a/packages/arb-provider-ethers/package.json b/packages/arb-provider-ethers/package.json
index 629bb1636d..e0e101b89b 100644
--- a/packages/arb-provider-ethers/package.json
+++ b/packages/arb-provider-ethers/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     "chai-bignumber": "^3.0.0",
     "ethereum-waffle": "^2.3.0",
     "install-peers-cli": "^2.2.0",
-    "mocha": "^7.2.0",
+    "mocha": "^8.2.1",
     "nyc": "^15.1.0",
     "typescript": "^4.0.2"
   },