diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 48ab03ccd..b28260895 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     "git-semver-tags": "^4.0.0",
     "semver": "^7.1.1",
     "stringify-package": "^1.0.1",
-    "yargs": "^15.3.1"
+    "yargs": "^16.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "chai": "^4.2.0",