diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a18110e0382..3a9d49732f3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
     "babel-plugin-filter-imports": "^2.0.4",
     "babel-plugin-module-resolver": "^3.2.0",
     "babel-template": "^6.26.0",
-    "backburner.js": "^2.5.0",
+    "backburner.js": "^2.6.0",
     "broccoli-babel-transpiler": "^7.2.0",
     "broccoli-concat": "^3.7.3",
     "broccoli-debug": "^0.6.4",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 87c62ae6c33..8feede3343e 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1382,10 +1382,10 @@ backbone@^1.1.2:
   dependencies:
     underscore ">=1.8.3"
 
-backburner.js@^2.5.0:
-  version "2.5.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/backburner.js/-/backburner.js-2.5.0.tgz#d03ab8f7b77e708ac4bc7bea2258aa57177b560d"
-  integrity sha512-YkLvnh0jEA67NNJ+NqJrX4Yb/isanR7XHlb+Y+cMXkGtXzlgx2tHEnZPIWi2kbW9EwtCq3HTRcAF+mbzIhfoqg==
+backburner.js@^2.6.0:
+  version "2.6.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/backburner.js/-/backburner.js-2.6.0.tgz#ff3315c38026cc52eb4447ce8de80ca71dd4cff0"
+  integrity sha512-mN3OPIffal2CgTisLaJ4yaMOvZukD9PJYJBQ+5gg1WoSPVAjctvmmX+7qb9N6SIQHt0ONcZC99laWA+Ol/IIEw==
 
 backo2@1.0.2:
   version "1.0.2"