diff --git a/@commitlint/cli/package.json b/@commitlint/cli/package.json
index d2a307af68..9e70f48535 100644
--- a/@commitlint/cli/package.json
+++ b/@commitlint/cli/package.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     "lodash": "^4.17.19",
     "resolve-from": "5.0.0",
     "resolve-global": "1.0.0",
-    "yargs": "^16.2.0"
+    "yargs": "^17.0.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "70f7f4688b51774e7ac5e40e896cdaa3f132b2bc"
 }
diff --git a/@packages/utils/package.json b/@packages/utils/package.json
index 8b3cb35278..990d10e945 100644
--- a/@packages/utils/package.json
+++ b/@packages/utils/package.json
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     "require-from-string": "2.0.2",
     "tar-fs": "2.1.1",
     "tmp": "0.2.1",
-    "yargs": "^16.2.0"
+    "yargs": "^17.0.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "71f0194f33943954a8dac1c458be47e5049717cd"
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 83e06d317d..9dcaf11393 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -10652,3 +10652,16 @@ yargs@^16.2.0:
     string-width "^4.2.0"
     y18n "^5.0.5"
     yargs-parser "^20.2.2"
+
+yargs@^17.0.0:
+  version "17.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/yargs/-/yargs-17.0.0.tgz#147db33e222e8e6a7829df5f2ae696b58d1c82bf"
+  integrity sha512-gbtedDPfBgG40iLbaRXhqYJycUYqFVZQLIxl1cG5Ez/xZL/47TetSYzPSIixkWa36GKHr9D/o/oSG1vHXF4zTw==
+  dependencies:
+    cliui "^7.0.2"
+    escalade "^3.1.1"
+    get-caller-file "^2.0.5"
+    require-directory "^2.1.1"
+    string-width "^4.2.0"
+    y18n "^5.0.5"
+    yargs-parser "^20.2.2"