diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4a57c8cef..cd348afac 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     "chai-as-promised": "^7.1.1",
     "codecov": "^3.6.1",
     "duplexify": "^4.0.0",
-    "execa": "^5.1.1",
+    "execa": "^9.0.0",
     "extend": "^3.0.2",
     "fs-extra": "7.0.1",
     "gapic-tools": "^0.4.0",