diff --git a/test-packages/basic-app/package.json b/test-packages/basic-app/package.json
index 21484a156..05f3d4313 100644
--- a/test-packages/basic-app/package.json
+++ b/test-packages/basic-app/package.json
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     "fake-addon": "*",
     "fake-addon-2": "*",
     "loader.js": "^4.7.0",
-    "mocha": "^8.0.1",
+    "mocha": "^9.2.0",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.1.5",
     "qunit-dom": "^1.2.0"
   },