diff --git a/language/package.json b/language/package.json
index 957b286869..67913d82a3 100644
--- a/language/package.json
+++ b/language/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/language": "0.8.0",
     "@google-cloud/storage": "0.7.0",
-    "yargs": "6.6.0"
+    "yargs": "13.1.0"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=4.3.2"