diff --git a/packages/scripts/package.json b/packages/scripts/package.json
index 35dae5d7d3dce4..9b997161449c8a 100644
--- a/packages/scripts/package.json
+++ b/packages/scripts/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 		"@wordpress/prettier-config": "file:../prettier-config",
 		"@wordpress/stylelint-config": "file:../stylelint-config",
 		"babel-jest": "^26.6.3",
-		"babel-loader": "^8.2.3",
+		"babel-loader": "^9.0.0",
 		"browserslist": "^4.17.6",
 		"chalk": "^4.0.0",
 		"check-node-version": "^4.1.0",