diff --git a/packages/jest-repl/package.json b/packages/jest-repl/package.json
index dbb7aed050c4..2c510b386b23 100644
--- a/packages/jest-repl/package.json
+++ b/packages/jest-repl/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "jest-runtime": "^24.9.0",
     "jest-validate": "^24.9.0",
     "repl": "^0.1.3",
-    "yargs": "^14.0.0"
+    "yargs": "^16.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/yargs": "^13.0.0"