diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-automl/samples/package.json b/packages/google-cloud-automl/samples/package.json
index 148871af792b..f0988edb86c1 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-automl/samples/package.json
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-automl/samples/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "@google-cloud/automl": "^4.0.1",
     "csv": "^6.0.0",
     "mathjs": "^11.0.0",
-    "yargs": "^16.0.0"
+    "yargs": "^17.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/storage": "^7.0.1",