diff --git a/desktop/package.json b/desktop/package.json
index 8c192ab52e8..6246934138c 100644
--- a/desktop/package.json
+++ b/desktop/package.json
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
     "ts-node": "^8.8.1",
     "typescript": "^4.1.2",
     "uuid": "^8.3.2",
-    "yargs": "^16.1.1",
+    "yargs": "^16.2.0",
     "yazl": "^2.5.1"
   },
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/desktop/static/package.json b/desktop/static/package.json
index 94549a60da1..110463b21c9 100644
--- a/desktop/static/package.json
+++ b/desktop/static/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.1",
     "ws": "^7.3.0",
     "xdg-basedir": "^4.0.0",
-    "yargs": "^16.1.1"
+    "yargs": "^16.2.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/desktop/yarn.lock b/desktop/yarn.lock
index 2de8209b32c..86f303027a7 100644
--- a/desktop/yarn.lock
+++ b/desktop/yarn.lock
@@ -13075,10 +13075,10 @@ yargs@^15.3.1, yargs@^15.4.1:
     y18n "^4.0.0"
     yargs-parser "^18.1.2"
 
-yargs@^16.1.1:
-  version "16.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs/-/yargs-16.1.1.tgz#5a4a095bd1ca806b0a50d0c03611d38034d219a1"
-  integrity sha512-hAD1RcFP/wfgfxgMVswPE+z3tlPFtxG8/yWUrG2i17sTWGCGqWnxKcLTF4cUKDUK8fzokwsmO9H0TDkRbMHy8w==
+yargs@^16.2.0:
+  version "16.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs/-/yargs-16.2.0.tgz#1c82bf0f6b6a66eafce7ef30e376f49a12477f66"
+  integrity sha512-D1mvvtDG0L5ft/jGWkLpG1+m0eQxOfaBvTNELraWj22wSVUMWxZUvYgJYcKh6jGGIkJFhH4IZPQhR4TKpc8mBw==
   dependencies:
     cliui "^7.0.2"
     escalade "^3.1.1"