diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 451c8d1..06d666d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
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+        "yargs": "^17.7.1"
       },
       "bin": {
         "bgpalerter": "index.js"
@@ -6488,9 +6488,9 @@
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     },
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yargs/-/yargs-17.7.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-dwqOPg5trmrre9+v8SUo2q/hAwyKoVfu8OC1xPHKJGNdxAvPl4sKxL4vBnh3bQz/ZvvGAFeA5H3ou2kcOY8sQQ==",
+      "version": "17.7.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yargs/-/yargs-17.7.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-cwiTb08Xuv5fqF4AovYacTFNxk62th7LKJ6BL9IGUpTJrWoU7/7WdQGTP2SjKf1dUNBGzDd28p/Yfs/GI6JrLw==",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4e5571c..1da7605 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     "syslog-client": "^1.1.1",
     "uuid": "^9.0.0",
     "ws": "^8.12.1",
-    "yargs": "^17.7.0"
+    "yargs": "^17.7.1"
   },
   "pkg": {
     "scripts": [