diff --git a/storage-transfer/package.json b/storage-transfer/package.json
index 2b59e66c13..fd43cbc873 100644
--- a/storage-transfer/package.json
+++ b/storage-transfer/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "googleapis": "36.0.0",
     "moment": "2.23.0",
-    "yargs": "12.0.5"
+    "yargs": "13.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/nodejs-repo-tools": "^3.0.0",