diff --git a/scheduler/package.json b/scheduler/package.json
index e91ba47cc5..f955b28d50 100644
--- a/scheduler/package.json
+++ b/scheduler/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "chai": "^4.2.0",
-    "mocha": "^7.0.0",
+    "mocha": "^8.0.0",
     "supertest": "^4.0.0"
   }
 }