diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d97a9c26aa3..3e74f64e013 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "uglify-js": "~2.6.0",
     "watchpack": "^1.0.0",
     "webpack-sources": "^0.1.0",
-    "yargs": "^4.7.1"
+    "yargs": "^16.0.0"
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "devDependencies": {