diff --git a/packages/cdktf-cli/package.json b/packages/cdktf-cli/package.json
index d5cdbde99f..fd2643b20e 100644
--- a/packages/cdktf-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cdktf-cli/package.json
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@
     "subscriptions-transport-ws": "^0.9.19",
     "utility-types": "^3.10.0",
     "uuid": "^8.3.0",
+    "yargs": "^17.0",
     "ws": "^7.5.3",
-    "yargs": "^15.1.0",
     "zod": "^1.11.7"
   },
   "eslintConfig": {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c66cacc379..43dbfb948c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -10610,23 +10610,6 @@ yargs-parser@^20.2.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-20.2.9.tgz#2eb7dc3b0289718fc295f362753845c41a0c94ee"
   integrity sha512-y11nGElTIV+CT3Zv9t7VKl+Q3hTQoT9a1Qzezhhl6Rp21gJ/IVTW7Z3y9EWXhuUBC2Shnf+DX0antecpAwSP8w==
 
-yargs@^15.1.0:
-  version "15.3.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs/-/yargs-15.3.1.tgz#9505b472763963e54afe60148ad27a330818e98b"
-  integrity sha512-92O1HWEjw27sBfgmXiixJWT5hRBp2eobqXicLtPBIDBhYB+1HpwZlXmbW2luivBJHBzki+7VyCLRtAkScbTBQA==
-  dependencies:
-    cliui "^6.0.0"
-    decamelize "^1.2.0"
-    find-up "^4.1.0"
-    get-caller-file "^2.0.1"
-    require-directory "^2.1.1"
-    require-main-filename "^2.0.0"
-    set-blocking "^2.0.0"
-    string-width "^4.2.0"
-    which-module "^2.0.0"
-    y18n "^4.0.0"
-    yargs-parser "^18.1.1"
-
 yargs@^15.4.1:
   version "15.4.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs/-/yargs-15.4.1.tgz#0d87a16de01aee9d8bec2bfbf74f67851730f4f8"
@@ -10657,6 +10640,19 @@ yargs@^16.2.0:
     y18n "^5.0.5"
     yargs-parser "^20.2.2"
 
+yargs@^17.0:
+  version "17.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs/-/yargs-17.0.1.tgz#6a1ced4ed5ee0b388010ba9fd67af83b9362e0bb"
+  integrity sha512-xBBulfCc8Y6gLFcrPvtqKz9hz8SO0l1Ni8GgDekvBX2ro0HRQImDGnikfc33cgzcYUSncapnNcZDjVFIH3f6KQ==
+  dependencies:
+    cliui "^7.0.2"
+    escalade "^3.1.1"
+    get-caller-file "^2.0.5"
+    require-directory "^2.1.1"
+    string-width "^4.2.0"
+    y18n "^5.0.5"
+    yargs-parser "^20.2.2"
+
 yauzl@^2.10.0:
   version "2.10.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yauzl/-/yauzl-2.10.0.tgz#c7eb17c93e112cb1086fa6d8e51fb0667b79a5f9"