diff --git a/packages/plugins/scaffolding/package.json b/packages/plugins/scaffolding/package.json
index 2b5edb39c4..fbefe23d24 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/scaffolding/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugins/scaffolding/package.json
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     "embark-i18n": "^6.0.0",
     "embark-logger": "^6.0.0",
     "embark-utils": "^6.0.0",
-    "handlebars": "4.3.0",
+    "handlebars": "4.6.0",
     "web3-utils": "1.2.6"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 702715e531..d807243504 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -11302,10 +11302,10 @@ handle-thing@^2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/handle-thing/-/handle-thing-2.0.0.tgz#0e039695ff50c93fc288557d696f3c1dc6776754"
   integrity sha512-d4sze1JNC454Wdo2fkuyzCr6aHcbL6PGGuFAz0Li/NcOm1tCHGnWDRmJP85dh9IhQErTc2svWFEX5xHIOo//kQ==
 
-handlebars@4.3.0, handlebars@^4.0.1, handlebars@^4.1.2:
-  version "4.3.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/handlebars/-/handlebars-4.3.0.tgz#427391b584626c9c9c6ffb7d1fb90aa9789221cc"
-  integrity sha512-7XlnO8yBXOdi7AzowjZssQr47Ctidqm7GbgARapOaqSN9HQhlClnOkR9HieGauIT3A8MBC6u9wPCXs97PCYpWg==
+handlebars@4.6.0, handlebars@^4.0.1, handlebars@^4.1.2:
+  version "4.6.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/handlebars/-/handlebars-4.6.0.tgz#33af6c3eda930d7a924f5d8f1c6d8edc3180512e"
+  integrity sha512-i1ZUP7Qp2JdkMaFon2a+b0m5geE8Z4ZTLaGkgrObkEd+OkUKyRbRWw4KxuFCoHfdETSY1yf9/574eVoNSiK7pw==
   dependencies:
     neo-async "^2.6.0"
     optimist "^0.6.1"