diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ebabab5d4..e60231a72 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
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         "node-fetch": "^2.6.2",
         "parse-glob": "3.0.4",
-        "strip-json-comments": "^4.0.0",
+        "strip-json-comments": "3.1.0",
         "xml": "1.0.1"
       },
       "bin": {
@@ -3908,18 +3908,6 @@
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       }
     },
-    "node_modules/eslint/node_modules/strip-json-comments": {
-      "version": "3.1.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/strip-json-comments/-/strip-json-comments-3.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-6fPc+R4ihwqP6N/aIv2f1gMH8lOVtWQHoqC4yK6oSDVVocumAsfCqjkXnqiYMhmMwS/mEHLp7Vehlt3ql6lEig==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=8"
-      },
-      "funding": {
-        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/espree": {
       "version": "9.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/espree/-/espree-9.1.0.tgz",
@@ -11259,14 +11247,11 @@
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     },
     "node_modules/strip-json-comments": {
-      "version": "4.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/strip-json-comments/-/strip-json-comments-4.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-LzWcbfMbAsEDTRmhjWIioe8GcDRl0fa35YMXFoJKDdiD/quGFmjJjdgPjFJJNwCMaLyQqFIDqCdHD2V4HfLgYA==",
+      "version": "3.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/strip-json-comments/-/strip-json-comments-3.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-e6/d0eBu7gHtdCqFt0xJr642LdToM5/cN4Qb9DbHjVx1CP5RyeM+zH7pbecEmDv/lBqb0QH+6Uqq75rxFPkM0w==",
       "engines": {
-        "node": "^12.20.0 || ^14.13.1 || >=16.0.0"
-      },
-      "funding": {
-        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
+        "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/supports-color": {
@@ -14970,12 +14955,6 @@
           "requires": {
             "ansi-regex": "^5.0.1"
           }
-        },
-        "strip-json-comments": {
-          "version": "3.1.1",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/strip-json-comments/-/strip-json-comments-3.1.1.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-6fPc+R4ihwqP6N/aIv2f1gMH8lOVtWQHoqC4yK6oSDVVocumAsfCqjkXnqiYMhmMwS/mEHLp7Vehlt3ql6lEig==",
-          "dev": true
         }
       }
     },
@@ -20491,9 +20470,9 @@
       }
     },
     "strip-json-comments": {
-      "version": "4.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/strip-json-comments/-/strip-json-comments-4.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-LzWcbfMbAsEDTRmhjWIioe8GcDRl0fa35YMXFoJKDdiD/quGFmjJjdgPjFJJNwCMaLyQqFIDqCdHD2V4HfLgYA=="
+      "version": "3.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/strip-json-comments/-/strip-json-comments-3.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-e6/d0eBu7gHtdCqFt0xJr642LdToM5/cN4Qb9DbHjVx1CP5RyeM+zH7pbecEmDv/lBqb0QH+6Uqq75rxFPkM0w=="
     },
     "supports-color": {
       "version": "5.5.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a0e7699a7..3b8d99400 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     "glob": "^7.2.0",
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.2",
     "parse-glob": "3.0.4",
-    "strip-json-comments": "^4.0.0",
+    "strip-json-comments": "3.1.0",
     "xml": "1.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/cli/htmlhint.ts b/src/cli/htmlhint.ts
index 395a0d1dc..ea18c5572 100644
--- a/src/cli/htmlhint.ts
+++ b/src/cli/htmlhint.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { IGlob } from 'glob'
 import * as parseGlob from 'parse-glob'
 import { dirname, resolve, sep } from 'path'
 import fetch from 'node-fetch'
-import stripJsonComments from 'strip-json-comments'
+import * as stripJsonComments from 'strip-json-comments'
 import type { HTMLHint as IHTMLHint } from '../core/core'
 import type { Hint, Ruleset } from '../core/types'
 import { Formatter } from './formatter'