diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index db4f4d63..329f8f94 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     "mocha-lcov-reporter": "^1.2.0",
     "mock-fs": "4.4.1",
     "mockery": "^2.0.0",
-    "rimraf": "^2.6.2",
+    "rimraf": "^3.0.0",
     "serve-static": "^1.12.6",
     "steal-conditional": "^1.1.0",
     "steal-css": "^1.3.1",