diff --git a/nodejs/packages/layer/package.json b/nodejs/packages/layer/package.json
index d405976e3d..ec345bbda0 100644
--- a/nodejs/packages/layer/package.json
+++ b/nodejs/packages/layer/package.json
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/mocha": "^10.0.9",
     "@types/sinon": "^17.0.4",
-    "mocha": "^11.0.1",
+    "mocha": "^12.0.0-alpha-issue-5899.1",
     "sinon": "^21.0.0",
     "ts-loader": "^9.5.2",
     "ts-node": "^10.9.2",