diff --git a/bigquery/package.json b/bigquery/package.json
index 82b7700272..b46a258267 100644
--- a/bigquery/package.json
+++ b/bigquery/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/bigquery": "0.9.6",
     "@google-cloud/storage": "1.2.1",
-    "yargs": "8.0.2"
+    "yargs": "18.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/nodejs-repo-tools": "1.4.17",