diff --git a/packages/abi-gen/package.json b/packages/abi-gen/package.json
index f8e1eb1127..3a9f066442 100644
--- a/packages/abi-gen/package.json
+++ b/packages/abi-gen/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         "lodash": "^4.17.4",
         "mkdirp": "^0.5.1",
         "to-snake-case": "^1.0.0",
-        "yargs": "^10.0.3"
+        "yargs": "^16.0.0"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "@0xproject/monorepo-scripts": "^0.1.18",