diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index ab03115da930b..081e642fb496a 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     "bfj": "^7.0.2",
     "chalk": "^4.0.0",
     "chokidar": "^3.3.1",
-    "commander": "^6.1.0",
+    "commander": "^7.1.0",
     "css-loader": "^3.5.3",
     "dashify": "^2.0.0",
     "diff": "^4.0.2",
diff --git a/packages/create-app/package.json b/packages/create-app/package.json
index 4a78ce87153bb..10fcb466e945b 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-app/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli-common": "^0.1.1",
     "chalk": "^4.0.0",
-    "commander": "^6.1.0",
+    "commander": "^7.1.0",
     "fs-extra": "^9.0.0",
     "handlebars": "^4.7.3",
     "inquirer": "^7.0.4",
diff --git a/packages/docgen/package.json b/packages/docgen/package.json
index bb006209677b0..676f67039965e 100644
--- a/packages/docgen/package.json
+++ b/packages/docgen/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "chalk": "^4.0.0",
-    "commander": "^6.1.0",
+    "commander": "^7.1.0",
     "fs-extra": "^9.0.0",
     "github-slugger": "^1.3.0",
     "ts-node": "^8.6.2",
diff --git a/packages/e2e-test/package.json b/packages/e2e-test/package.json
index 6cd740c7b7930..73a05cb4ae432 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-test/package.json
+++ b/packages/e2e-test/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "@types/fs-extra": "^9.0.1",
     "@types/node": "^14.14.32",
     "chalk": "^4.0.0",
-    "commander": "^6.1.0",
+    "commander": "^7.1.0",
     "cross-fetch": "^3.0.6",
     "fs-extra": "^9.0.0",
     "handlebars": "^4.7.3",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 4144016dfa4a2..63a3b35da3ef3 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -10092,11 +10092,6 @@ commander@^5.0.0, commander@^5.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-5.1.0.tgz#46abbd1652f8e059bddaef99bbdcb2ad9cf179ae"
   integrity sha512-P0CysNDQ7rtVw4QIQtm+MRxV66vKFSvlsQvGYXZWR3qFU0jlMKHZZZgw8e+8DSah4UDKMqnknRDQz+xuQXQ/Zg==
 
-commander@^6.1.0:
-  version "6.2.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-6.2.1.tgz#0792eb682dfbc325999bb2b84fddddba110ac73c"
-  integrity sha512-U7VdrJFnJgo4xjrHpTzu0yrHPGImdsmD95ZlgYSEajAn2JKzDhDTPG9kBTefmObL2w/ngeZnilk+OV9CG3d7UA==
-
 commander@^7.1.0:
   version "7.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-7.1.0.tgz#f2eaecf131f10e36e07d894698226e36ae0eb5ff"