diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index cf6d58c238b5..8541fa81e27d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     "fs-extra": "10.0.0",
     "tsconfig-paths": "3.10.1",
     "yargonaut": "1.1.4",
-    "yargs": "15.4.1"
+    "yargs": "17.1.1"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@mikro-orm/mariadb": "^4.0.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e2c3f58a8b54..300780b69e4d 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8970,7 +8970,20 @@ yargs-parser@^18.1.2:
     camelcase "^5.0.0"
     decamelize "^1.2.0"
 
-yargs@15.4.1, yargs@^15.4.1:
+yargs@17.1.1:
+  version "17.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs/-/yargs-17.1.1.tgz#c2a8091564bdb196f7c0a67c1d12e5b85b8067ba"
+  integrity sha512-c2k48R0PwKIqKhPMWjeiF6y2xY/gPMUlro0sgxqXpbOIohWiLNXWslsootttv7E1e73QPAMQSg5FeySbVcpsPQ==
+  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"
+
+yargs@^15.4.1:
   version "15.4.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs/-/yargs-15.4.1.tgz#0d87a16de01aee9d8bec2bfbf74f67851730f4f8"
   integrity sha512-aePbxDmcYW++PaqBsJ+HYUFwCdv4LVvdnhBy78E57PIor8/OVvhMrADFFEDh8DHDFRv/O9i3lPhsENjO7QX0+A==