diff --git a/packages/gatsby-dev-cli/package.json b/packages/gatsby-dev-cli/package.json
index 63cdad2de7039..d57386e07f4bc 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": "^4.17.10",
-    "yargs": "^8.0.2"
+    "yargs": "^10.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/cli": "^7.0.0",