diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6cd7869ef5..214ea19a30 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     "p-defer": "^3.0.0",
     "peer-id": "~0.13.3",
     "peer-info": "~0.17.0",
-    "sinon": "^8.1.1"
+    "sinon": "^9.0.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "async.nexttick": "^0.5.2",