diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a7c0585..99fba90 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-ava": "^4.0.0",
     "husky": "^0.12.0",
     "nyc": "^10.0.0",
-    "rimraf": "^2.5.4",
+    "rimraf": "^3.0.0",
     "validate-commit-msg": "^2.8.2"
   },
   "ava": {