diff --git a/packages/ipfs-cli/package.json b/packages/ipfs-cli/package.json
index e9889c76d7..ee51340a9a 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-cli/package.json
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     "progress": "^2.0.3",
     "stream-to-it": "^0.2.2",
     "uint8arrays": "^2.1.6",
-    "yargs": "^16.0.3"
+    "yargs": "^17.6.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/progress": "^2.0.3",