diff --git a/jobs/v3/package.json b/jobs/v3/package.json
index 7b03454331..5553777426 100644
--- a/jobs/v3/package.json
+++ b/jobs/v3/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "googleapis": "^40.0.0",
     "safe-buffer": "^5.1.2",
     "uuid": "^3.3.2",
-    "yargs": "^13.2.2"
+    "yargs": "^16.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/nodejs-repo-tools": "^3.3.0",