diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a449880b..da42c1c7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "@semantic-release/exec": "^7.1.0",
     "@semantic-release/github": "^12.0.6",
     "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator": "^14.1.0",
-    "ava": "^7.0.0",
+    "ava": "^8.0.0",
     "c8": "^11.0.0",
     "documentation": "^14.0.3",
     "npm-pkgbuild": "^20.6.4",