diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index cd2133166..f0b2a6048 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "@ava/typescript": "^2.0.0",
     "@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers": "^2.0.2",
     "@nomiclabs/hardhat-etherscan": "^3.0.0",
-    "@openzeppelin/contracts": "4.1.0",
+    "@openzeppelin/contracts": "4.8.3",
     "@openzeppelin/contracts-upgradeable": "4.1.0",
     "@types/cbor": "^5.0.0",
     "@types/debug": "^4.1.5",
diff --git a/packages/plugin-hardhat/package.json b/packages/plugin-hardhat/package.json
index b8c078860..b28f9a092 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-hardhat/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-hardhat/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "hardhat": "^2.0.2",
     "promisified": "^0.5.0",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
-    "@openzeppelin/contracts": "4.1.0",
+    "@openzeppelin/contracts": "4.8.3",
     "@openzeppelin/contracts-upgradeable": "4.1.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 12e586068..234b88a03 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2187,10 +2187,10 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@openzeppelin/contracts-upgradeable/-/contracts-upgradeable-4.1.0.tgz#36a6113ceeda278ae14f740280e5388161dfd383"
   integrity sha512-QZSvbYqNpU/x60vARhq/jghh97VWjml3NAlKfu4u1XehvpEBbHVXJyKTBSZtZY7jviG305jOczEisnN8VeOMcw==
 
-"@openzeppelin/contracts@4.1.0":
-  version "4.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@openzeppelin/contracts/-/contracts-4.1.0.tgz#baec89a7f5f73e3d8ea582a78f1980134b605375"
-  integrity sha512-TihZitscnaHNcZgXGj9zDLDyCqjziytB4tMCwXq0XimfWkAjBYyk5/pOsDbbwcavhlc79HhpTEpQcrMnPVa1mw==
+"@openzeppelin/contracts@4.8.3":
+  version "4.8.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@openzeppelin/contracts/-/contracts-4.8.3.tgz#cbef3146bfc570849405f59cba18235da95a252a"
+  integrity sha512-bQHV8R9Me8IaJoJ2vPG4rXcL7seB7YVuskr4f+f5RyOStSZetwzkWtoqDMl5erkBJy0lDRUnIR2WIkPiC0GJlg==
 
 "@openzeppelin/docs-utils@^0.1.0":
   version "0.1.3"