diff --git a/packages/@jsii/dotnet-runtime/package.json b/packages/@jsii/dotnet-runtime/package.json
index 15ebf264ee..fd569e9433 100644
--- a/packages/@jsii/dotnet-runtime/package.json
+++ b/packages/@jsii/dotnet-runtime/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "@types/node": "^10.17.9",
     "@types/semver": "^6.2.0",
     "jsii-build-tools": "^0.20.11",
-    "semver": "^6.3.0",
+    "semver": "^7.1.0",
     "typescript": "~3.7.3"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/jsii-pacmak/package.json b/packages/jsii-pacmak/package.json
index e3457a40bf..68eec640a3 100644
--- a/packages/jsii-pacmak/package.json
+++ b/packages/jsii-pacmak/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     "fs-extra": "^8.1.0",
     "jsii-reflect": "^0.20.11",
     "jsii-rosetta": "^0.20.11",
-    "semver": "^7.0.0",
+    "semver": "^7.1.0",
     "spdx-license-list": "^6.1.0",
     "xmlbuilder": "^13.0.2",
     "yargs": "^15.0.2"
diff --git a/packages/jsii/package.json b/packages/jsii/package.json
index 040fb9208d..5bb585ac06 100644
--- a/packages/jsii/package.json
+++ b/packages/jsii/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     "deep-equal": "^2.0.1",
     "fs-extra": "^8.1.0",
     "log4js": "^6.1.0",
-    "semver": "^7.0.0",
+    "semver": "^7.1.0",
     "sort-json": "^2.0.0",
     "spdx-license-list": "^6.1.0",
     "typescript": "~3.7.3",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e0264fb946..ab7a3cf16c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7150,10 +7150,10 @@ semver@^6.0.0, semver@^6.1.2, semver@^6.2.0, semver@^6.3.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-6.3.0.tgz#ee0a64c8af5e8ceea67687b133761e1becbd1d3d"
   integrity sha512-b39TBaTSfV6yBrapU89p5fKekE2m/NwnDocOVruQFS1/veMgdzuPcnOM34M6CwxW8jH/lxEa5rBoDeUwu5HHTw==
 
-semver@^7.0.0:
-  version "7.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-7.0.0.tgz#5f3ca35761e47e05b206c6daff2cf814f0316b8e"
-  integrity sha512-+GB6zVA9LWh6zovYQLALHwv5rb2PHGlJi3lfiqIHxR0uuwCgefcOJc59v9fv1w8GbStwxuuqqAjI9NMAOOgq1A==
+semver@^7.1.0:
+  version "7.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-7.1.0.tgz#e5870a302d6929a86a967c346e699e19154e38e0"
+  integrity sha512-4P8Vc43MxQL6UKqSiEnf0jZNYx545R9W1HwXP6p65paPp86AUJiafZ8XG81hAbcldKMCUIbeykUTVYG19LB7Cw==
 
 semver@~5.3.0:
   version "5.3.0"