diff --git a/bindings/matrix-sdk-crypto-js/package.json b/bindings/matrix-sdk-crypto-js/package.json
index 9fdc08f7da7..8b0a8f800fc 100644
--- a/bindings/matrix-sdk-crypto-js/package.json
+++ b/bindings/matrix-sdk-crypto-js/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
         "wasm-pack": "^0.10.2",
         "jest": "^28.1.0",
         "typedoc": "^0.22.17",
-        "cross-env": "^7.0.3"
+        "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
+        "yargs-parser": "~21.0.1"
     },
     "engines": {
         "node": ">= 10"
diff --git a/bindings/matrix-sdk-crypto-nodejs/package.json b/bindings/matrix-sdk-crypto-nodejs/package.json
index 9699a89c7a5..c4c1e875a23 100644
--- a/bindings/matrix-sdk-crypto-nodejs/package.json
+++ b/bindings/matrix-sdk-crypto-nodejs/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
     "devDependencies": {
         "@napi-rs/cli": "^2.9.0",
         "jest": "^28.1.0",
-        "typedoc": "^0.22.17"
+        "typedoc": "^0.22.17",
+        "yargs-parser": "~21.0.1"
     },
     "engines": {
         "node": ">= 14"