diff --git a/.changelog/11855.txt b/.changelog/11855.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6a15cad217e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/11855.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+deps: upgrade kr/pty to creack/pty v1.1.5
+```
diff --git a/command/meta_test.go b/command/meta_test.go
index e8ba4209a678..7ebce90360db 100644
--- a/command/meta_test.go
+++ b/command/meta_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/kr/pty"
+	"github.com/creack/pty"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/cli"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
diff --git a/drivers/shared/executor/executor.go b/drivers/shared/executor/executor.go
index e4b5880a94ed..5026730b6971 100644
--- a/drivers/shared/executor/executor.go
+++ b/drivers/shared/executor/executor.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/armon/circbuf"
+	"github.com/creack/pty"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul-template/signals"
 	hclog "github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
 	multierror "github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
@@ -22,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/stats"
 	cstructs "github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/structs"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/plugins/drivers"
-	"github.com/kr/pty"
 	"github.com/syndtr/gocapability/capability"
 
 	shelpers "github.com/hashicorp/nomad/helper/stats"
diff --git a/drivers/shared/executor/pty_unix.go b/drivers/shared/executor/pty_unix.go
index d940d9e0423c..2df23e3d83fc 100644
--- a/drivers/shared/executor/pty_unix.go
+++ b/drivers/shared/executor/pty_unix.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 
-	"github.com/kr/pty"
+	"github.com/creack/pty"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 )
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 32372871e8fd..14599434a0a6 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ replace (
 	github.com/apparentlymart/go-textseg/v12 => github.com/apparentlymart/go-textseg/v12 v12.0.0
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-discover => github.com/hashicorp/go-discover v0.0.0-20210818145131-c573d69da192
 	github.com/hashicorp/hcl => github.com/hashicorp/hcl v1.0.1-0.20201016140508-a07e7d50bbee
-	github.com/kr/pty => github.com/kr/pty v1.1.5
 )
 
 // Nomad is built using the current source of the API module
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/containernetworking/plugins v0.7.3-0.20190501191748-2d6d46d308b2
 	github.com/coreos/go-iptables v0.4.3-0.20190724151750-969b135e941d
 	github.com/coreos/go-semver v0.3.0
+	github.com/creack/pty v1.1.17
 	github.com/docker/cli v0.0.0-20200303215952-eb310fca4956
 	github.com/docker/distribution v2.7.1+incompatible
 	github.com/docker/docker v17.12.0-ce-rc1.0.20200330121334-7f8b4b621b5d+incompatible
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/hashicorp/yamux v0.0.0-20181012175058-2f1d1f20f75d
 	github.com/hpcloud/tail v1.0.1-0.20170814160653-37f427138745
 	github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.0
-	github.com/kr/pty v1.1.5
 	github.com/kr/text v0.2.0
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.9
 	github.com/miekg/dns v1.1.26
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 215d1cec68a9..c2176f32fa56 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@ github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22 v22.1.0 h1:kq/SbG2BCKLkDKkjQf5OWwKWUKj1lgs3lFI4
 github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22 v22.1.0/go.mod h1:xO0FLkIi5MaZafQlIrOotqXZ90ih+1atmu1JpKERPPk=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.0-20190314233015-f79a8a8ca69d/go.mod h1:maD7wRr/U5Z6m/iR4s+kqSMx2CaBsrgA7czyZG/E6dU=
 github.com/creack/pty v1.1.9/go.mod h1:oKZEueFk5CKHvIhNR5MUki03XCEU+Q6VDXinZuGJ33E=
+github.com/creack/pty v1.1.17 h1:QeVUsEDNrLBW4tMgZHvxy18sKtr6VI492kBhUfhDJNI=
+github.com/creack/pty v1.1.17/go.mod h1:MOBLtS5ELjhRRrroQr9kyvTxUAFNvYEK993ew/Vr4O4=
 github.com/cyphar/filepath-securejoin v0.2.2/go.mod h1:FpkQEhXnPnOthhzymB7CGsFk2G9VLXONKD9G7QGMM+4=
 github.com/cyphar/filepath-securejoin v0.2.3-0.20190205144030-7efe413b52e1 h1:dCqRswe3ZAwkQWdvFLwRqmJCpGP3DWb7bFogdqY3+QU=
 github.com/cyphar/filepath-securejoin v0.2.3-0.20190205144030-7efe413b52e1/go.mod h1:FpkQEhXnPnOthhzymB7CGsFk2G9VLXONKD9G7QGMM+4=
@@ -638,8 +640,7 @@ github.com/kr/pretty v0.1.0/go.mod h1:dAy3ld7l9f0ibDNOQOHHMYYIIbhfbHSm3C4ZsoJORN
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.2.0/go.mod h1:ipq/a2n7PKx3OHsz4KJII5eveXtPO4qwEXGdVfWzfnI=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.0 h1:WgNl7dwNpEZ6jJ9k1snq4pZsg7DOEN8hP9Xw0Tsjwk0=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.0/go.mod h1:640gp4NfQd8pI5XOwp5fnNeVWj67G7CFk/SaSQn7NBk=
-github.com/kr/pty v1.1.5 h1:hyz3dwM5QLc1Rfoz4FuWJQG5BN7tc6K1MndAUnGpQr4=
-github.com/kr/pty v1.1.5/go.mod h1:9r2w37qlBe7rQ6e1fg1S/9xpWHSnaqNdHD3WcMdbPDA=
+github.com/kr/pty v1.1.1/go.mod h1:pFQYn66WHrOpPYNljwOMqo10TkYh1fy3cYio2l3bCsQ=
 github.com/kr/text v0.1.0/go.mod h1:4Jbv+DJW3UT/LiOwJeYQe1efqtUx/iVham/4vfdArNI=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 h1:5Nx0Ya0ZqY2ygV366QzturHI13Jq95ApcVaJBhpS+AY=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0/go.mod h1:eLer722TekiGuMkidMxC/pM04lWEeraHUUmBw8l2grE=