diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5e4d611a39..7d17d6a560 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
     "vega-event-selector": "~3.0.0",
     "vega-expression": "~5.0.0",
     "vega-util": "~1.17.0",
-    "yargs": "~17.3.1"
+    "yargs": "~17.4.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "vega": "^5.22.0"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e34f703857..7364e21b79 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8277,10 +8277,10 @@ yargs-parser@^21.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-21.0.1.tgz#0267f286c877a4f0f728fceb6f8a3e4cb95c6e35"
   integrity sha512-9BK1jFpLzJROCI5TzwZL/TU4gqjK5xiHV/RfWLOahrjAko/e4DJkRDZQXfvqAsiZzzYhgAzbgz6lg48jcm4GLg==
 
-yargs@17, yargs@~17.3.1:
-  version "17.3.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs/-/yargs-17.3.1.tgz#da56b28f32e2fd45aefb402ed9c26f42be4c07b9"
-  integrity sha512-WUANQeVgjLbNsEmGk20f+nlHgOqzRFpiGWVaBrYGYIGANIIu3lWjoyi0fNlFmJkvfhCZ6BXINe7/W2O2bV4iaA==
+yargs@17, yargs@~17.4.0:
+  version "17.4.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs/-/yargs-17.4.0.tgz#9fc9efc96bd3aa2c1240446af28499f0e7593d00"
+  integrity sha512-WJudfrk81yWFSOkZYpAZx4Nt7V4xp7S/uJkX0CnxovMCt1wCE8LNftPpNuF9X/u9gN5nsD7ycYtRcDf2pL3UiA==
   dependencies:
     cliui "^7.0.2"
     escalade "^3.1.1"