diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/package.json b/packages/compiler-cli/package.json
index 1bb952413f41..f7f3963fb7ec 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "shelljs": "^0.8.1",
     "source-map": "^0.6.1",
     "tslib": "^1.9.0",
-    "yargs": "9.0.1"
+    "yargs": "16.0.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@angular/compiler": "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER",