diff --git a/tools/awslint/package.json b/tools/awslint/package.json
index 90ac1070685ce..1033d99b16569 100644
--- a/tools/awslint/package.json
+++ b/tools/awslint/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "awslint": "bin/awslint"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@jsii/spec": "^0.20.11",
+    "@jsii/spec": "^0.21.0",
     "camelcase": "^5.3.1",
     "colors": "^1.4.0",
     "fs-extra": "^8.1.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 53a388af2f80d..806118d8c6a88 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -432,6 +432,13 @@
   dependencies:
     jsonschema "^1.2.5"
 
+"@jsii/spec@^0.21.0":
+  version "0.21.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@jsii/spec/-/spec-0.21.0.tgz#beb1403e3afbe055e7b7b31ab282febbbf1b023e"
+  integrity sha512-6VV3aOeo3YlElqPtpZncPt4jiZgurF1fyi1qjReSvpVYRuO3zC3aDP+fPzFrjROxcAXewte0+1HGxCaC5cB2pw==
+  dependencies:
+    jsonschema "^1.2.5"
+
 "@lerna/add@3.20.0":
   version "3.20.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@lerna/add/-/add-3.20.0.tgz#bea7edf36fc93fb72ec34cb9ba854c48d4abf309"