diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a4bf314..905733c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     "rxjs": "^6.5.3",
     "semver": "^7.0.0",
     "yaml": "^1.7.2",
-    "yargs": "^16.0.0"
+    "yargs": "^17.0.0"
   },
   "bin": {
     "friendship-blaster": "./bin/friendship-blaster"
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     "@types/node": "14.14.10",
     "@types/rimraf": "3.0.0",
     "@types/semver": "7.3.4",
-    "@types/yargs": "15.0.10",
+    "@types/yargs": "17.0.4",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "4.8.2",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "4.8.2",
     "eslint": "7.14.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 66a7f3e..c96673f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -676,7 +676,14 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-15.0.0.tgz#cb3f9f741869e20cce330ffbeb9271590483882d"
   integrity sha512-FA/BWv8t8ZWJ+gEOnLLd8ygxH/2UFbAvgEonyfN6yWGLKc7zVjbpl2Y4CTjid9h2RfgPP6SEt6uHwEOply00yw==
 
-"@types/yargs@15.0.10", "@types/yargs@^15.0.0":
+"@types/yargs@17.0.4":
+  version "17.0.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/yargs/-/yargs-17.0.4.tgz#d7ad5c311aaca3d7daebba169e1ecf35be97ceee"
+  integrity sha512-D/wihO9WFYqwsmJI0e0qS+U09wIQtYRSBJlXWjTFGjouEuOCy0BU4N/ZK5utb00S5lW/9LO7vOpvGDd8M06NvQ==
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/yargs-parser" "*"
+
+"@types/yargs@^15.0.0":
   version "15.0.10"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/yargs/-/yargs-15.0.10.tgz#0fe3c8173a0d5c3e780b389050140c3f5ea6ea74"
   integrity sha512-z8PNtlhrj7eJNLmrAivM7rjBESG6JwC5xP3RVk12i/8HVP7Xnx/sEmERnRImyEuUaJfO942X0qMOYsoupaJbZQ==
@@ -4516,10 +4523,10 @@ yargs@^15.4.1:
     y18n "^4.0.0"
     yargs-parser "^18.1.2"
 
-yargs@^16.0.0:
-  version "16.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs/-/yargs-16.1.1.tgz#5a4a095bd1ca806b0a50d0c03611d38034d219a1"
-  integrity sha512-hAD1RcFP/wfgfxgMVswPE+z3tlPFtxG8/yWUrG2i17sTWGCGqWnxKcLTF4cUKDUK8fzokwsmO9H0TDkRbMHy8w==
+yargs@^17.0.0:
+  version "17.2.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs/-/yargs-17.2.1.tgz#e2c95b9796a0e1f7f3bf4427863b42e0418191ea"
+  integrity sha512-XfR8du6ua4K6uLGm5S6fA+FIJom/MdJcFNVY8geLlp2v8GYbOXD4EB1tPNZsRn4vBzKGMgb5DRZMeWuFc2GO8Q==
   dependencies:
     cliui "^7.0.2"
     escalade "^3.1.1"