diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4a1accd..48177c0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "retext-smartypants": "^3.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "ava": "^0.24.0",
+    "ava": "^0.25.0",
     "codecov": "^3.0.0",
     "nyc": "^11.4.1",
     "reshape": "^0.4.2",