diff --git a/packages/generator/app/templates/package.json b/packages/generator/app/templates/package.json
index 8dca2d8a6d3..469c9ba641d 100644
--- a/packages/generator/app/templates/package.json
+++ b/packages/generator/app/templates/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "karma-sourcemap-loader": "0.3.7",
     "karma-teamcity-reporter": "1.0.0",
     "karma-webpack": "2.0.1",
-    "mocha": "3.1.2",
+    "mocha": "5.0.0",
     "react-test-renderer": "16.2.0",
     "sinon": "2.3.5",
     "sinon-chai": "2.11.0",