diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/package.json b/packages/aws-cdk/package.json
index 5460db3bff7e0..8133859b38ea9 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "devDependencies": {
     "@aws-cdk/core": "0.0.0",
-    "@octokit/rest": "^18.1.1",
+    "@octokit/rest": "^18.2.0",
     "@types/archiver": "^5.1.0",
     "@types/fs-extra": "^8.1.1",
     "@types/glob": "^7.1.3",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 603caf7b7aad5..76190273b1057 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1335,6 +1335,11 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/openapi-types/-/openapi-types-4.0.4.tgz#96fcce11e929802898646205ac567e5df592f82b"
   integrity sha512-31zY8JIuz3h6RAFOnyA8FbOwhILILiBu1qD81RyZZWY7oMBhIdBn6MaAmnnptLhB4jk0g50nkQkUVP4kUzppcA==
 
+"@octokit/openapi-types@^5.1.0":
+  version "5.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/openapi-types/-/openapi-types-5.1.0.tgz#661fd03c7d55fbcb0a0937d3353d87dea012f52c"
+  integrity sha512-bodZvSYgycbUuuKrC/anCBUExvaSSWzMMFz0xl7pcJujxnmGxvqvcFHktjx1ZOSyeNKLfYF0QCgibaHUGsZTng==
+
 "@octokit/plugin-enterprise-rest@^6.0.1":
   version "6.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/plugin-enterprise-rest/-/plugin-enterprise-rest-6.0.1.tgz#e07896739618dab8da7d4077c658003775f95437"
@@ -1367,12 +1372,12 @@
     "@octokit/types" "^2.0.1"
     deprecation "^2.3.1"
 
-"@octokit/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods@4.10.3":
-  version "4.10.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods/-/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods-4.10.3.tgz#d78ddf926bca3b81a4d9b79a463d32b3750a4485"
-  integrity sha512-CsNQeVY34Vs9iea2Z9/TCPlebxv6KpjO9f1BUPz+14qundTSYT9kgf8j5wA1k37VstfBQ4xnuURYdnbGzJBJXw==
+"@octokit/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods@4.12.0":
+  version "4.12.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods/-/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods-4.12.0.tgz#1cec405cd4eaf0bdb58cb7d2a9b3d8473b3a70e8"
+  integrity sha512-RgnQ1aoetdOJjZYC37LV5FNlL7GY/v1CdC5dur1Zp/UiADJlbRFbAz/xLx26ovXw67dK7EUtwCghS+6QyiI9RA==
   dependencies:
-    "@octokit/types" "^6.8.3"
+    "@octokit/types" "^6.10.0"
     deprecation "^2.3.1"
 
 "@octokit/request-error@^1.0.2":
@@ -1429,15 +1434,15 @@
     once "^1.4.0"
     universal-user-agent "^4.0.0"
 
-"@octokit/rest@^18.1.1":
-  version "18.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/rest/-/rest-18.1.1.tgz#bd7053c28db3577c936029e9da6bfbd046474a2f"
-  integrity sha512-ZcCHMyfGT1qtJD72usigAfUQ6jU89ZUPFb2AOubR6WZ7/RRFVZUENVm1I2yvJBUicqTujezPW9cY1+o3Mb4rNA==
+"@octokit/rest@^18.2.0":
+  version "18.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/rest/-/rest-18.2.0.tgz#b75c87870bb1f7bc9f37ae0e9acb3a411a34a25f"
+  integrity sha512-xsp6bIqL2sb/NmgLXTxw96caegobRw+YHnzdIi70ruquHtPPDW2cBAONhDYMUuAOeXx0JH2auOeplpk4SQJy1w==
   dependencies:
     "@octokit/core" "^3.2.3"
     "@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest" "^2.6.2"
     "@octokit/plugin-request-log" "^1.0.2"
-    "@octokit/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods" "4.10.3"
+    "@octokit/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods" "4.12.0"
 
 "@octokit/types@^2.0.0", "@octokit/types@^2.0.1":
   version "2.16.2"
@@ -1446,13 +1451,20 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/node" ">= 8"
 
-"@octokit/types@^6.0.3", "@octokit/types@^6.7.1", "@octokit/types@^6.8.0", "@octokit/types@^6.8.3":
+"@octokit/types@^6.0.3", "@octokit/types@^6.7.1", "@octokit/types@^6.8.0":
   version "6.8.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/types/-/types-6.8.5.tgz#797dfdad8c75718e97dc687d4c9fc49200ca8d17"
   integrity sha512-ZsQawftZoi0kSF2pCsdgLURbOjtVcHnBOXiSxBKSNF56CRjARt5rb/g8WJgqB8vv4lgUEHrv06EdDKYQ22vA9Q==
   dependencies:
     "@octokit/openapi-types" "^4.0.3"
 
+"@octokit/types@^6.10.0":
+  version "6.10.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/types/-/types-6.10.0.tgz#243faa864b0955f574012d52e179de38ac9ebafe"
+  integrity sha512-aMDo10kglofejJ96edCBIgQLVuzMDyjxmhdgEcoUUD64PlHYSrNsAGqN0wZtoiX4/PCQ3JLA50IpkP1bcKD/cA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@octokit/openapi-types" "^5.1.0"
+
 "@sinonjs/commons@^1.6.0", "@sinonjs/commons@^1.7.0", "@sinonjs/commons@^1.8.1":
   version "1.8.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@sinonjs/commons/-/commons-1.8.2.tgz#858f5c4b48d80778fde4b9d541f27edc0d56488b"