diff --git a/packages/gatsby-cli/package.json b/packages/gatsby-cli/package.json
index 05e0097a2ced7..946854b52ab95 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby-cli/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "strip-ansi": "^5.2.0",
     "update-notifier": "^4.1.3",
     "uuid": "3.4.0",
-    "yargs": "^15.4.1",
+    "yargs": "^16.0.0",
     "yoga-layout-prebuilt": "^1.9.6",
     "yurnalist": "^1.1.2"
   },