diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 81a73f6e..a9a15fa9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "@apielements/openapi2-parser": "^0.32.4",
     "@apielements/openapi3-parser": "^0.16.0",
     "cardinal": "^2.1.1",
-    "commander": "^5.1.0",
+    "commander": "^8.1.0",
     "js-yaml": "^3.12.0",
     "minim": "^0.23.8"
   },
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 3fefe7b2..96318bb3 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1908,6 +1908,11 @@ commander@^5.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/commander/-/commander-5.1.0.tgz#46abbd1652f8e059bddaef99bbdcb2ad9cf179ae"
   integrity sha512-P0CysNDQ7rtVw4QIQtm+MRxV66vKFSvlsQvGYXZWR3qFU0jlMKHZZZgw8e+8DSah4UDKMqnknRDQz+xuQXQ/Zg==
 
+commander@^8.1.0:
+  version "8.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/commander/-/commander-8.1.0.tgz#db36e3e66edf24ff591d639862c6ab2c52664362"
+  integrity sha512-mf45ldcuHSYShkplHHGKWb4TrmwQadxOn7v4WuhDJy0ZVoY5JFajaRDKD0PNe5qXzBX0rhovjTnP6Kz9LETcuA==
+
 commondir@^1.0.1:
   version "1.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/commondir/-/commondir-1.0.1.tgz#ddd800da0c66127393cca5950ea968a3aaf1253b"