diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 70ec8705..a9bd3033 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "rimraf": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "commander": "^2.9.0",
+    "commander": "^5.1.0",
     "cross-spawn": "^6.0.5",
     "debug": "^4.1.1",
     "mkdirp": "^0.5.1",