diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 7429435e9..cf1a90de2 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "@veramo/selective-disclosure": "^3.1.0",
     "@veramo/url-handler": "^3.1.0",
     "blessed": "^0.1.81",
-    "commander": "^8.3.0",
+    "commander": "^9.0.0",
     "console-table-printer": "^2.10.0",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "cross-fetch": "^3.1.4",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 3b6c78467..0c29952b3 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4100,10 +4100,10 @@ commander@^8.2.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/commander/-/commander-8.2.0.tgz#37fe2bde301d87d47a53adeff8b5915db1381ca8"
   integrity sha512-LLKxDvHeL91/8MIyTAD5BFMNtoIwztGPMiM/7Bl8rIPmHCZXRxmSWr91h57dpOpnQ6jIUqEWdXE/uBYMfiVZDA==
 
-commander@^8.3.0:
-  version "8.3.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/commander/-/commander-8.3.0.tgz#4837ea1b2da67b9c616a67afbb0fafee567bca66"
-  integrity sha512-OkTL9umf+He2DZkUq8f8J9of7yL6RJKI24dVITBmNfZBmri9zYZQrKkuXiKhyfPSu8tUhnVBB1iKXevvnlR4Ww==
+commander@^9.0.0:
+  version "9.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/commander/-/commander-9.0.0.tgz#86d58f24ee98126568936bd1d3574e0308a99a40"
+  integrity sha512-JJfP2saEKbQqvW+FI93OYUB4ByV5cizMpFMiiJI8xDbBvQvSkIk0VvQdn1CZ8mqAO8Loq2h0gYTYtDFUZUeERw==
 
 common-ancestor-path@^1.0.1:
   version "1.0.1"