diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 121320d21..ccfcbbb8a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     "uuid": "^3.0.0",
     "validator": "^10.0.0",
     "webfinger": "~0.4.2",
-    "yargs": "^15.3.1"
+    "yargs": "^16.0.0"
   },
   "bin": {
     "pump": "./bin/pump"