diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2796cef5..701e1de1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
     "@types/varint": "^6.0.0",
     "aegir": "^39.0.7",
     "benchmark": "^2.1.4",
-    "delay": "^5.0.0",
+    "delay": "^6.0.0",
     "iso-random-stream": "^2.0.0",
     "it-all": "^3.0.1",
     "it-drain": "^3.0.1",