diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/package.json b/packages/jest-cli/package.json
index 0ae23ab456eb..4cf5e441944f 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "jest-validate": "^24.9.0",
     "prompts": "^2.0.1",
     "realpath-native": "^1.1.0",
-    "yargs": "^14.0.0"
+    "yargs": "^16.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/exit": "^0.1.30",