diff --git a/datastore/package.json b/datastore/package.json
index ae79053edd..73c56fa09b 100644
--- a/datastore/package.json
+++ b/datastore/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/datastore": "1.1.0",
-    "yargs": "9.0.1"
+    "yargs": "16.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/nodejs-repo-tools": "1.4.17",