diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6d2aea18..c8ea4771 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     "klaw-sync": "^6.0.0",
     "minimist": "^1.2.6",
     "open": "^7.4.2",
-    "rimraf": "^2.6.3",
+    "rimraf": "^5.0.5",
     "semver": "^7.5.3",
     "slash": "^2.0.0",
     "tmp": "^0.0.33",