diff --git a/packages/gatsby-dev-cli/package.json b/packages/gatsby-dev-cli/package.json
index 295c1b3106dcb..fa7352b15c170 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-dev-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby-dev-cli/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "lodash": "^4.17.20",
     "signal-exit": "^3.0.3",
     "verdaccio": "^4.8.1",
-    "yargs": "^15.4.1"
+    "yargs": "^16.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/cli": "^7.12.1",