diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 50b37b3..49f2857 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "yargs": "^18.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "ava": "^3.1.0",
+    "ava": "^8.0.0",
     "c8": "^12.0.0",
     "coveralls": "^3.0.0",
     "eslint": "^10.0.0",