diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/package.json b/packages/jest-cli/package.json
index 90a8de4be7dc..e026bd1f4d22 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/package.json
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
     "jest-validate": "^24.8.0",
     "prompts": "^2.0.1",
     "realpath-native": "^1.1.0",
-    "yargs": "^12.0.5"
+    "yargs": "^13.2.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/exit": "^0.1.30",
     "@types/is-ci": "^2.0.0",
     "@types/prompts": "^2.0.1",
-    "@types/yargs": "^12.0.12"
+    "@types/yargs": "^13.0.0"
   },
   "bin": {
     "jest": "./bin/jest.js"
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/cli/args.ts b/packages/jest-cli/src/cli/args.ts
index 2ac8d63fd529..0b01836c9ba8 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/cli/args.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/cli/args.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ export const options = {
       'The opposite of `onlyChanged`. If `onlyChanged` is set by ' +
       'default, running jest with `--all` will force Jest to run all tests ' +
       'instead of running only tests related to changed files.',
+    type: 'boolean' as 'boolean',
   },
   automock: {
     default: undefined,
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ export const options = {
     default: undefined,
     description:
       'Exit the test suite immediately after `n` number of failing tests.',
+    type: 'boolean' as 'boolean',
   },
   browser: {
     default: undefined,
diff --git a/packages/jest-repl/package.json b/packages/jest-repl/package.json
index b06e64d73103..a965e2412edc 100644
--- a/packages/jest-repl/package.json
+++ b/packages/jest-repl/package.json
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
     "jest-runtime": "^24.8.0",
     "jest-validate": "^24.8.0",
     "repl": "^0.1.3",
-    "yargs": "^12.0.5"
+    "yargs": "^13.2.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/yargs": "^12.0.12"
+    "@types/yargs": "^13.0.0"
   },
   "bin": {
     "jest-repl": "./bin/jest-repl.js"
diff --git a/packages/jest-runtime/package.json b/packages/jest-runtime/package.json
index 91a3a91fb1da..a1e2f91079eb 100644
--- a/packages/jest-runtime/package.json
+++ b/packages/jest-runtime/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "@jest/source-map": "^24.3.0",
     "@jest/transform": "^24.8.0",
     "@jest/types": "^24.8.0",
-    "@types/yargs": "^12.0.12",
+    "@types/yargs": "^13.0.0",
     "chalk": "^2.0.1",
     "exit": "^0.1.2",
     "glob": "^7.1.3",
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     "realpath-native": "^1.1.0",
     "slash": "^2.0.0",
     "strip-bom": "^3.0.0",
-    "yargs": "^12.0.5"
+    "yargs": "^13.2.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/exit": "^0.1.30",
diff --git a/packages/jest-types/package.json b/packages/jest-types/package.json
index cb32efea2fdd..cee1b9ab82b0 100644
--- a/packages/jest-types/package.json
+++ b/packages/jest-types/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@types/istanbul-lib-coverage": "^2.0.0",
     "@types/istanbul-reports": "^1.1.1",
-    "@types/yargs": "^12.0.12"
+    "@types/yargs": "^13.0.0"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
diff --git a/packages/jest-watcher/package.json b/packages/jest-watcher/package.json
index 80f32de79818..c2e5a818f1ea 100644
--- a/packages/jest-watcher/package.json
+++ b/packages/jest-watcher/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@jest/test-result": "^24.8.0",
     "@jest/types": "^24.8.0",
-    "@types/yargs": "^12.0.12",
+    "@types/yargs": "^13.0.0",
     "ansi-escapes": "^3.0.0",
     "chalk": "^2.0.1",
     "jest-util": "^24.8.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 2fd859dd8e8f..2e6a4d95f644 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1972,10 +1972,17 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/node" "*"
 
-"@types/yargs@^12.0.12":
-  version "12.0.12"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/yargs/-/yargs-12.0.12.tgz#45dd1d0638e8c8f153e87d296907659296873916"
-  integrity sha512-SOhuU4wNBxhhTHxYaiG5NY4HBhDIDnJF60GU+2LqHAdKKer86//e4yg69aENCtQ04n0ovz+tq2YPME5t5yp4pw==
+"@types/yargs-parser@*":
+  version "13.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-13.0.0.tgz#453743c5bbf9f1bed61d959baab5b06be029b2d0"
+  integrity sha512-wBlsw+8n21e6eTd4yVv8YD/E3xq0O6nNnJIquutAsFGE7EyMKz7W6RNT6BRu1SmdgmlCZ9tb0X+j+D6HGr8pZw==
+
+"@types/yargs@^13.0.0":
+  version "13.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/yargs/-/yargs-13.0.0.tgz#d2acb3bec0047d8f648ebacdab6b928a900c42c4"
+  integrity sha512-hY0o+kcz9M6kH32NUeb6VURghqMuCVkiUx+8Btsqhj4Hhov/hVGUx9DmBJeIkzlp1uAQK4wngQBCjqWdUUkFyA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/yargs-parser" "*"
 
 "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin@^1.10.2":
   version "1.12.0"
@@ -3614,6 +3621,15 @@ cliui@^4.0.0:
     strip-ansi "^4.0.0"
     wrap-ansi "^2.0.0"
 
+cliui@^5.0.0:
+  version "5.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cliui/-/cliui-5.0.0.tgz#deefcfdb2e800784aa34f46fa08e06851c7bbbc5"
+  integrity sha512-PYeGSEmmHM6zvoef2w8TPzlrnNpXIjTipYK780YswmIP9vjxmd6Y2a3CB2Ks6/AU8NHjZugXvo8w3oWM2qnwXA==
+  dependencies:
+    string-width "^3.1.0"
+    strip-ansi "^5.2.0"
+    wrap-ansi "^5.1.0"
+
 clone-response@1.0.2:
   version "1.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/clone-response/-/clone-response-1.0.2.tgz#d1dc973920314df67fbeb94223b4ee350239e96b"
@@ -6195,6 +6211,11 @@ get-caller-file@^1.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/get-caller-file/-/get-caller-file-1.0.3.tgz#f978fa4c90d1dfe7ff2d6beda2a515e713bdcf4a"
   integrity sha512-3t6rVToeoZfYSGd8YoLFR2DJkiQrIiUrGcjvFX2mDw3bn6k2OtwHN0TNCLbBO+w8qTvimhDkv+LSscbJY1vE6w==
 
+get-caller-file@^2.0.1:
+  version "2.0.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/get-caller-file/-/get-caller-file-2.0.5.tgz#4f94412a82db32f36e3b0b9741f8a97feb031f7e"
+  integrity sha512-DyFP3BM/3YHTQOCUL/w0OZHR0lpKeGrxotcHWcqNEdnltqFwXVfhEBQ94eIo34AfQpo0rGki4cyIiftY06h2Fg==
+
 get-pkg-repo@^1.0.0:
   version "1.4.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/get-pkg-repo/-/get-pkg-repo-1.4.0.tgz#c73b489c06d80cc5536c2c853f9e05232056972d"
@@ -9668,7 +9689,7 @@ os-locale@^2.0.0:
     lcid "^1.0.0"
     mem "^1.1.0"
 
-os-locale@^3.0.0:
+os-locale@^3.0.0, os-locale@^3.1.0:
   version "3.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/os-locale/-/os-locale-3.1.0.tgz#a802a6ee17f24c10483ab9935719cef4ed16bf1a"
   integrity sha512-Z8l3R4wYWM40/52Z+S265okfFj8Kt2cC2MKY+xNi3kFs+XGI7WXu/I309QQQYbRW4ijiZ+yxs9pqEhJh0DqW3Q==
@@ -12234,7 +12255,7 @@ string-width@^1.0.1:
     is-fullwidth-code-point "^2.0.0"
     strip-ansi "^4.0.0"
 
-string-width@^3.0.0:
+string-width@^3.0.0, string-width@^3.1.0:
   version "3.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-width/-/string-width-3.1.0.tgz#22767be21b62af1081574306f69ac51b62203961"
   integrity sha512-vafcv6KjVZKSgz06oM/H6GDBrAtz8vdhQakGjFIvNrHA6y3HCF1CInLy+QLq8dTJPQ1b+KDUqDFctkdRW44e1w==
@@ -12285,7 +12306,7 @@ strip-ansi@^4.0.0:
   dependencies:
     ansi-regex "^3.0.0"
 
-strip-ansi@^5.0.0, strip-ansi@^5.1.0:
+strip-ansi@^5.0.0, strip-ansi@^5.1.0, strip-ansi@^5.2.0:
   version "5.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strip-ansi/-/strip-ansi-5.2.0.tgz#8c9a536feb6afc962bdfa5b104a5091c1ad9c0ae"
   integrity sha512-DuRs1gKbBqsMKIZlrffwlug8MHkcnpjs5VPmL1PAh+mA30U0DTotfDZ0d2UUsXpPmPmMMJ6W773MaA3J+lbiWA==
@@ -13431,6 +13452,15 @@ wrap-ansi@^2.0.0:
     string-width "^1.0.1"
     strip-ansi "^3.0.1"
 
+wrap-ansi@^5.1.0:
+  version "5.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/wrap-ansi/-/wrap-ansi-5.1.0.tgz#1fd1f67235d5b6d0fee781056001bfb694c03b09"
+  integrity sha512-QC1/iN/2/RPVJ5jYK8BGttj5z83LmSKmvbvrXPNCLZSEb32KKVDJDl/MOt2N01qU2H/FkzEa9PKto1BqDjtd7Q==
+  dependencies:
+    ansi-styles "^3.2.0"
+    string-width "^3.0.0"
+    strip-ansi "^5.0.0"
+
 wrappy@1:
   version "1.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/wrappy/-/wrappy-1.0.2.tgz#b5243d8f3ec1aa35f1364605bc0d1036e30ab69f"
@@ -13601,6 +13631,14 @@ yargs-parser@11.1.1, yargs-parser@^11.1.1:
     camelcase "^5.0.0"
     decamelize "^1.2.0"
 
+yargs-parser@^13.1.0:
+  version "13.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-13.1.1.tgz#d26058532aa06d365fe091f6a1fc06b2f7e5eca0"
+  integrity sha512-oVAVsHz6uFrg3XQheFII8ESO2ssAf9luWuAd6Wexsu4F3OtIW0o8IribPXYrD4WC24LWtPrJlGy87y5udK+dxQ==
+  dependencies:
+    camelcase "^5.0.0"
+    decamelize "^1.2.0"
+
 yargs-parser@^7.0.0:
   version "7.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-7.0.0.tgz#8d0ac42f16ea55debd332caf4c4038b3e3f5dfd9"
@@ -13635,6 +13673,23 @@ yargs@12.0.5, yargs@^12.0.1, yargs@^12.0.5:
     y18n "^3.2.1 || ^4.0.0"
     yargs-parser "^11.1.1"
 
+yargs@^13.2.4:
+  version "13.2.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs/-/yargs-13.2.4.tgz#0b562b794016eb9651b98bd37acf364aa5d6dc83"
+  integrity sha512-HG/DWAJa1PAnHT9JAhNa8AbAv3FPaiLzioSjCcmuXXhP8MlpHO5vwls4g4j6n30Z74GVQj8Xa62dWVx1QCGklg==
+  dependencies:
+    cliui "^5.0.0"
+    find-up "^3.0.0"
+    get-caller-file "^2.0.1"
+    os-locale "^3.1.0"
+    require-directory "^2.1.1"
+    require-main-filename "^2.0.0"
+    set-blocking "^2.0.0"
+    string-width "^3.0.0"
+    which-module "^2.0.0"
+    y18n "^4.0.0"
+    yargs-parser "^13.1.0"
+
 yargs@^2.3.0:
   version "2.3.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs/-/yargs-2.3.0.tgz#e900c87250ec5cd080db6009fe3dd63156f1d7fb"