diff --git a/packages/ipfs-cli/package.json b/packages/ipfs-cli/package.json
index e9889c76d7..25a924cf72 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-cli/package.json
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/progress": "^2.0.3",
-    "@types/yargs": "^16.0.0",
+    "@types/yargs": "^17.0.20",
     "aegir": "^34.0.2",
     "it-to-buffer": "^2.0.0",
     "nanoid": "^3.1.12",