diff --git a/packages/jest-runtime/package.json b/packages/jest-runtime/package.json
index c95893d037d1..fddae6dc53b5 100644
--- a/packages/jest-runtime/package.json
+++ b/packages/jest-runtime/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     "realpath-native": "^1.1.0",
     "slash": "^3.0.0",
     "strip-bom": "^4.0.0",
-    "yargs": "^14.0.0"
+    "yargs": "^16.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/exit": "^0.1.30",