diff --git a/src/lib/$deps.cli.ts b/src/lib/$deps.cli.ts
index cfdd1057..b9bd3d70 100644
--- a/src/lib/$deps.cli.ts
+++ b/src/lib/$deps.cli.ts
@@ -11,8 +11,26 @@
 // Warning Implicitly using latest version (0.207.0) for https://deno.land/std/path/mod.ts
 // Warning Implicitly using latest version (0.207.0) for https://deno.land/std/fmt/printf.ts
 // ```
-export { default as $yargs } from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/rivy-js/yargs@6be59a7fda/deno.ts'; // v17.7.2-deno-rivy
+// * revise URL to use 'esm.sh' instead of 'cdn.jsdelivr.net' for compatibility with Deno-2.0 "import" permission defaults
+// export { default as $yargs } from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/rivy-js/yargs@6be59a7fda/deno.ts'; // v17.7.2-deno-rivy
+export { default as $yargs } from 'https://esm.sh/gh/rivy-js/yargs@f4b8034a75/deno.ts'; // v17.7.2-deno-rivy
 
 //==== types
 
-export type { Arguments as YargsArguments } from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/rivy-js/yargs@6be59a7fda/deno-types.ts'; // v17.7.2-deno-rivy
+// export type { Arguments as YargsArguments } from 'https://esm.sh/gh/rivy-js/yargs@f4b8034a75/deno-types.ts'; // v17.7.2-deno-rivy
+
+declare type ArgsOutput = (string | number)[];
+
+// spell-checker:ignore () bcoe
+// TODO(bcoe): attempt to get the types for YargsInstance working again.
+export interface Arguments {
+	/** Non-option arguments */
+	_: ArgsOutput;
+	/** Arguments after the end-of-options flag `--` */
+	'--'?: ArgsOutput;
+	/** All remaining options */
+	// deno-lint-ignore no-explicit-any
+	[argName: string]: any;
+}
+
+export type { Arguments as YargsArguments };
diff --git a/src/lib/$deps.ts b/src/lib/$deps.ts
index 8d1a3a11..46c74fa6 100644
--- a/src/lib/$deps.ts
+++ b/src/lib/$deps.ts
@@ -17,14 +17,20 @@ export const $fs = { exists, existsSync, expandGlob, expandGlobSync };
 
 // export { default as $xdgAppPaths } from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/rivy/js.xdg-app-paths@9466e97/src/mod.deno.ts';
 
-// export * as $lodash from 'https://cdn.skypack.dev/pin/lodash@v4.17.20-4NISnx5Etf8JOo22u9rw/lodash.js';
-export * as $lodash from 'https://cdn.skypack.dev/lodash@4.17.20';
 export * as $cliffyTable from 'https://deno.land/x/cliffy@v0.23.0/table/mod.ts'; // *pin*; cliffy@v0.23.0 == last version to use std@0.134.0 (or lower)
 export { default as $osPaths } from 'https://deno.land/x/os_paths@v7.3.0/src/mod.deno.ts';
 export * as $semver from 'https://deno.land/x/semver@v1.4.0/mod.ts';
 export * as $tty from 'https://deno.land/x/tty@0.1.4/mod.ts';
 export { default as $xdgAppPaths } from 'https://deno.land/x/xdg_app_paths@v8.2.0/src/mod.deno.ts';
 
+// export * as $lodash from 'https://cdn.skypack.dev/pin/lodash@v4.17.20-4NISnx5Etf8JOo22u9rw/lodash.js';
+// export * as $lodash from 'https://cdn.skypack.dev/lodash@4.17.20';
+// * revise URL to use 'esm.sh' instead of 'cdn.skypack.dev' for compatibility with Deno-2.0 "import" permission defaults
+// export { default as $lodash } from 'https://esm.sh/lodash@4.17.20';
+// export { _ as $lodash } from 'https://esm.sh/lodash@4.17.20';
+// export * as $lodash from 'https://deno.land/x/lodash@4.17.19/dist/lodash.js';
+export { default as $lodash } from 'npm:lodash@4.17.20'; // requires deno-v1.25.0+; recommend deno-v1.30.0+ for better results
+
 // export { default as $yargs } from 'https://deno.land/x/yargs@v17.3.0-deno/deno.ts';
 
 //=== features (functions, objects, and/or values)