diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 80bc6ebf4..279cefb95 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     "solcco": ">=1.0.11",
     "solhint": "^3.4.1",
     "solpp": "^0.11.5",
-    "yargs": "^17.6.2"
+    "yargs": "^17.7.2"
   },
   "packageManager": "yarn@3.5.0",
   "stableVersion": "1.4.5-0"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 7fc0f93af..c02127d42 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ __metadata:
     solcco: ">=1.0.11"
     solhint: ^3.4.1
     solpp: ^0.11.5
-    yargs: ^17.6.2
+    yargs: ^17.7.2
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
@@ -3169,9 +3169,9 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"yargs@npm:^17.6.2":
-  version: 17.6.2
-  resolution: "yargs@npm:17.6.2"
+"yargs@npm:^17.7.2":
+  version: 17.7.2
+  resolution: "yargs@npm:17.7.2"
   dependencies:
     cliui: ^8.0.1
     escalade: ^3.1.1
@@ -3180,6 +3180,6 @@ __metadata:
     string-width: ^4.2.3
     y18n: ^5.0.5
     yargs-parser: ^21.1.1
-  checksum: 47da1b0d854fa16d45a3ded57b716b013b2179022352a5f7467409da5a04a1eef5b3b3d97a2dfc13e8bbe5f2ffc0afe3bc6a4a72f8254e60f5a4bd7947138643
+  checksum: 73b572e863aa4a8cbef323dd911d79d193b772defd5a51aab0aca2d446655216f5002c42c5306033968193bdbf892a7a4c110b0d77954a7fdf563e653967b56a
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard