diff --git a/packages/create-hops-app/package.json b/packages/create-hops-app/package.json
index 9d7ed3fe2..e9069900d 100644
--- a/packages/create-hops-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-hops-app/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "displayName": "unit"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "load-json-file": "^6.2.0",
+    "load-json-file": "^7.0.0",
     "tar": "^6.0.0",
     "validate-npm-package-name": "^3.0.0",
     "write-pkg": "^4.0.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 0331652d1..7c2e40c5b 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8539,6 +8539,11 @@ load-json-file@^6.2.0:
     strip-bom "^4.0.0"
     type-fest "^0.6.0"
 
+load-json-file@^7.0.0:
+  version "7.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/load-json-file/-/load-json-file-7.0.1.tgz#a3c9fde6beffb6bedb5acf104fad6bb1604e1b00"
+  integrity sha512-Gnxj3ev3mB5TkVBGad0JM6dmLiQL+o0t23JPBZ9sd+yvSLk05mFoqKBw5N8gbbkU4TNXyqCgIrl/VM17OgUIgQ==
+
 loader-runner@^4.2.0:
   version "4.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/loader-runner/-/loader-runner-4.2.0.tgz#d7022380d66d14c5fb1d496b89864ebcfd478384"