diff --git a/auth/package.json b/auth/package.json
index 0689a2d6cd..d26290ef6a 100644
--- a/auth/package.json
+++ b/auth/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/storage": "^2.0.3",
-    "yargs": "12.0.5"
+    "yargs": "15.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/nodejs-repo-tools": "^3.0.0",