diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4be8d6e76b..716db784bb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
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     "eslint-plugin-node": "11.1.0",
     "gh-pages": "4.0.0",
-    "lerna": "5.4.3",
+    "lerna": "6.0.3",
     "lerna-changelog": "2.2.0",
     "linkinator": "4.0.3",
     "markdownlint-cli": "0.32.2",
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-core/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-core/package.json
index 7803c09beb..7fa8b1d418 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-core/package.json
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
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     "karma-spec-reporter": "0.0.32",
     "karma-webpack": "4.0.2",
-    "lerna": "5.4.3",
+    "lerna": "6.0.3",
     "mocha": "10.0.0",
     "nyc": "15.1.0",
     "rimraf": "3.0.2",