diff --git a/@commitlint/cli/package.json b/@commitlint/cli/package.json
index 186546a012..256566d603 100644
--- a/@commitlint/cli/package.json
+++ b/@commitlint/cli/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     "@types/yargs": "^15.0.3",
     "babel-preset-commitlint": "^9.1.2",
     "cross-env": "7.0.2",
-    "execa": "^3.4.0",
+    "execa": "^4.0.0",
     "fs-extra": "^9.0.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/@commitlint/load/package.json b/@commitlint/load/package.json
index da3aaf051c..c24264d87d 100644
--- a/@commitlint/load/package.json
+++ b/@commitlint/load/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "@commitlint/test": "^9.1.2",
     "@commitlint/utils": "^9.1.2",
     "@types/lodash": "4.14.157",
-    "execa": "^3.4.0"
+    "execa": "^4.0.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@commitlint/execute-rule": "^9.1.2",
diff --git a/@commitlint/prompt-cli/package.json b/@commitlint/prompt-cli/package.json
index e09ca5c7ef..391318b89b 100644
--- a/@commitlint/prompt-cli/package.json
+++ b/@commitlint/prompt-cli/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@commitlint/prompt": "^9.1.2",
-    "execa": "^3.4.0"
+    "execa": "^4.0.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "cb565dfcca3128380b9b3dc274aedbcae34ce5ca"
 }
diff --git a/@commitlint/travis-cli/package.json b/@commitlint/travis-cli/package.json
index 7b7ff62c92..5bc0036330 100644
--- a/@commitlint/travis-cli/package.json
+++ b/@commitlint/travis-cli/package.json
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.9.6",
     "@commitlint/cli": "^9.1.2",
-    "execa": "^3.4.0"
+    "execa": "^4.0.0"
   },
   "gitHead": "cb565dfcca3128380b9b3dc274aedbcae34ce5ca"
 }
diff --git a/@packages/test/package.json b/@packages/test/package.json
index da5bba4a92..b009d02c42 100644
--- a/@packages/test/package.json
+++ b/@packages/test/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@types/fs-extra": "^9.0.0",
     "@types/tmp": "^0.2.0",
-    "execa": "^3.4.0",
+    "execa": "^4.0.0",
     "fs-extra": "^9.0.0",
     "pkg-dir": "4.2.0",
     "resolve-pkg": "2.0.0",
diff --git a/@packages/utils/package.json b/@packages/utils/package.json
index 878ee8a09f..10a112f76d 100644
--- a/@packages/utils/package.json
+++ b/@packages/utils/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
     "@commitlint/test": "^9.1.2",
-    "execa": "^3.4.0",
+    "execa": "^4.0.0",
     "is-builtin-module": "3.0.0",
     "meow": "4.0.1",
     "read-pkg": "5.2.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index f4baf55390..5c2360184d 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5004,7 +5004,7 @@ execa@^1.0.0:
     signal-exit "^3.0.0"
     strip-eof "^1.0.0"
 
-execa@^3.2.0, execa@^3.4.0:
+execa@^3.2.0:
   version "3.4.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/execa/-/execa-3.4.0.tgz#c08ed4550ef65d858fac269ffc8572446f37eb89"
   integrity sha512-r9vdGQk4bmCuK1yKQu1KTwcT2zwfWdbdaXfCtAh+5nU/4fSX+JAb7vZGvI5naJrQlvONrEB20jeruESI69530g==
@@ -5020,6 +5020,21 @@ execa@^3.2.0, execa@^3.4.0:
     signal-exit "^3.0.2"
     strip-final-newline "^2.0.0"
 
+execa@^4.0.0:
+  version "4.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/execa/-/execa-4.0.3.tgz#0a34dabbad6d66100bd6f2c576c8669403f317f2"
+  integrity sha512-WFDXGHckXPWZX19t1kCsXzOpqX9LWYNqn4C+HqZlk/V0imTkzJZqf87ZBhvpHaftERYknpk0fjSylnXVlVgI0A==
+  dependencies:
+    cross-spawn "^7.0.0"
+    get-stream "^5.0.0"
+    human-signals "^1.1.1"
+    is-stream "^2.0.0"
+    merge-stream "^2.0.0"
+    npm-run-path "^4.0.0"
+    onetime "^5.1.0"
+    signal-exit "^3.0.2"
+    strip-final-newline "^2.0.0"
+
 execa@^4.0.1:
   version "4.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/execa/-/execa-4.0.2.tgz#ad87fb7b2d9d564f70d2b62d511bee41d5cbb240"