diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dbf85e5..2795d9f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "sequelize": ">=4.2.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "ava": "^0.24.0",
+    "ava": "^3.5.2",
     "babel-cli": "^6.18.0",
     "babel-eslint": "^8.0.0",
     "babel-plugin-add-module-exports": "^0.2.1",