diff --git a/packages/gatsby-dev-cli/package.json b/packages/gatsby-dev-cli/package.json
index 6712682aa9fa2..71efa8e8f94ad 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-dev-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby-dev-cli/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "fs-extra": "^4.0.1",
     "is-absolute": "^0.2.6",
     "lodash": "^4.17.4",
-    "yargs": "^8.0.2"
+    "yargs": "^15.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel-cli": "^6.26.0",