diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c5ac1dd3..325b1e52 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -39,12 +39,15 @@ before_install:
     # - use 3.x for Node.js < 4
     # - use 5.x for Node.js < 6
     # - use 6.x for Node.js < 8
+    # - use 7.x for Node.js < 10
     if [[ "$(cut -d. -f1 <<< "$TRAVIS_NODE_VERSION")" -lt 4 ]]; then
       npm install --silent --save-dev mocha@3.5.3
     elif [[ "$(cut -d. -f1 <<< "$TRAVIS_NODE_VERSION")" -lt 6 ]]; then
       npm install --silent --save-dev mocha@5.2.0
     elif [[ "$(cut -d. -f1 <<< "$TRAVIS_NODE_VERSION")" -lt 8 ]]; then
       npm install --silent --save-dev mocha@6.2.2
+    elif [[ "$(cut -d. -f1 <<< "$TRAVIS_NODE_VERSION")" -lt 10 ]]; then
+      npm install --silent --save-dev mocha@7.2.0
     fi
   - |
     # supertest for http calls
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 23eb7987..6ad289d8 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -35,12 +35,15 @@ install:
       # - use 3.x for Node.js < 4
       # - use 5.x for Node.js < 6
       # - use 6.x for Node.js < 8
+      # - use 7.x for Node.js < 10
       if ([int]$env:nodejs_version.split(".")[0] -lt 4) {
         npm install --silent --save-dev mocha@3.5.3
       } elseif ([int]$env:nodejs_version.split(".")[0] -lt 6) {
         npm install --silent --save-dev mocha@5.2.0
       } elseif ([int]$env:nodejs_version.split(".")[0] -lt 8) {
         npm install --silent --save-dev mocha@6.2.2
+      } elseif ([int]$env:nodejs_version.split(".")[0] -lt 10) {
+        npm install --silent --save-dev mocha@7.2.0
       }
   - ps: |
       # supertest for http calls
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fc1deabf..4c36ad4e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     "istanbul": "0.4.5",
     "marked": "0.7.0",
     "method-override": "3.0.0",
-    "mocha": "7.0.1",
+    "mocha": "8.2.1",
     "morgan": "1.9.1",
     "multiparty": "4.2.1",
     "pbkdf2-password": "1.2.1",