diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0922c466f..861605697 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     "pre-commit": "^1.2.2",
     "proxyquire": "^2.1.3",
     "pump": "^3.0.0",
-    "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
+    "rimraf": "^4.0.7",
     "semver": "^7.3.7",
     "split2": "^4.0.0",
     "steed": "^1.1.3",