diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d902e54da4..3bfc2fc338 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
     "@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core": "^1.2.27",
     "@fortawesome/free-brands-svg-icons": "^5.12.1",
     "@fortawesome/free-regular-svg-icons": "^5.12.1",
-    "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons": "^5.12.1",
+    "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons": "^6.2.1",
     "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome": "^0.1.9",
     "@friendsofreactjs/react-css-themr": "^4.1.0",
     "@neos-project/brand": "^1.1.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 2732a482b1..de22141d24 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -679,6 +679,11 @@
     "@ckeditor/ckeditor5-utils" "^16.0.0"
     lodash-es "^4.17.10"
 
+"@fortawesome/fontawesome-common-types@6.2.1":
+  version "6.2.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@fortawesome/fontawesome-common-types/-/fontawesome-common-types-6.2.1.tgz#411e02a820744d3f7e0d8d9df9d82b471beaa073"
+  integrity sha512-Sz07mnQrTekFWLz5BMjOzHl/+NooTdW8F8kDQxjWwbpOJcnoSg4vUDng8d/WR1wOxM0O+CY9Zw0nR054riNYtQ==
+
 "@fortawesome/fontawesome-common-types@^0.2.27":
   version "0.2.27"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@fortawesome/fontawesome-common-types/-/fontawesome-common-types-0.2.27.tgz#19706345859fc46adf3684ed01d11b40903b87e9"
@@ -705,12 +710,12 @@
   dependencies:
     "@fortawesome/fontawesome-common-types" "^0.2.27"
 
-"@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons@^5.12.1":
-  version "5.12.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons/-/free-solid-svg-icons-5.12.1.tgz#76b6f958a3471821ff146f8f955e6d7cfe87147c"
-  integrity sha512-k3MwRFFUhyL4cuCJSaHDA0YNYMELDXX0h8JKtWYxO5XD3Dn+maXOMrVAAiNGooUyM2v/wz/TOaM0jxYVKeXX7g==
+"@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons@^6.2.1":
+  version "6.2.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons/-/free-solid-svg-icons-6.2.1.tgz#2290ea5adcf1537cbd0c43de6feb38af02141d27"
+  integrity sha512-oKuqrP5jbfEPJWTij4sM+/RvgX+RMFwx3QZCZcK9PrBDgxC35zuc7AOFsyMjMd/PIFPeB2JxyqDr5zs/DZFPPw==
   dependencies:
-    "@fortawesome/fontawesome-common-types" "^0.2.27"
+    "@fortawesome/fontawesome-common-types" "6.2.1"
 
 "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome@^0.1.9":
   version "0.1.9"