diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b370dd162d..cdd340344d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
     "vega-event-selector": "~3.0.0",
     "vega-expression": "~5.0.0",
     "vega-util": "~1.17.0",
-    "yargs": "~17.5.1"
+    "yargs": "~17.6.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "vega": "^5.22.0"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 63eb90d07c..74261085b9 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2908,6 +2908,15 @@ cliui@^7.0.2:
     strip-ansi "^6.0.0"
     wrap-ansi "^7.0.0"
 
+cliui@^8.0.1:
+  version "8.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cliui/-/cliui-8.0.1.tgz#0c04b075db02cbfe60dc8e6cf2f5486b1a3608aa"
+  integrity sha512-BSeNnyus75C4//NQ9gQt1/csTXyo/8Sb+afLAkzAptFuMsod9HFokGNudZpi/oQV73hnVK+sR+5PVRMd+Dr7YQ==
+  dependencies:
+    string-width "^4.2.0"
+    strip-ansi "^6.0.1"
+    wrap-ansi "^7.0.0"
+
 clone@~2.1.2:
   version "2.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/clone/-/clone-2.1.2.tgz#1b7f4b9f591f1e8f83670401600345a02887435f"
@@ -8566,12 +8575,12 @@ yargs-parser@^21.0.0, yargs-parser@^21.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-21.1.1.tgz#9096bceebf990d21bb31fa9516e0ede294a77d35"
   integrity sha512-tVpsJW7DdjecAiFpbIB1e3qxIQsE6NoPc5/eTdrbbIC4h0LVsWhnoa3g+m2HclBIujHzsxZ4VJVA+GUuc2/LBw==
 
-yargs@17, yargs@~17.5.1:
-  version "17.5.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs/-/yargs-17.5.1.tgz#e109900cab6fcb7fd44b1d8249166feb0b36e58e"
-  integrity sha512-t6YAJcxDkNX7NFYiVtKvWUz8l+PaKTLiL63mJYWR2GnHq2gjEWISzsLp9wg3aY36dY1j+gfIEL3pIF+XlJJfbA==
+yargs@17, yargs@~17.6.0:
+  version "17.6.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs/-/yargs-17.6.0.tgz#e134900fc1f218bc230192bdec06a0a5f973e46c"
+  integrity sha512-8H/wTDqlSwoSnScvV2N/JHfLWOKuh5MVla9hqLjK3nsfyy6Y4kDSYSvkU5YCUEPOSnRXfIyx3Sq+B/IWudTo4g==
   dependencies:
-    cliui "^7.0.2"
+    cliui "^8.0.1"
     escalade "^3.1.1"
     get-caller-file "^2.0.5"
     require-directory "^2.1.1"