diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 07a2fbe..466b6e0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "chai": "^4.2.0",
     "mocha": "^6.0.0",
     "nyc": "^13.1.0",
-    "rimraf": "^2.6.2",
+    "rimraf": "^3.0.1",
     "tslint": "^5.11.0",
     "typescript": "^3.2.2"
   }