diff --git a/iot/manager/package.json b/iot/manager/package.json
index 480528d42f..f168cdd88c 100644
--- a/iot/manager/package.json
+++ b/iot/manager/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/pubsub": "0.22.2",
     "googleapis": "^36.0.0",
-    "yargs": "12.0.5"
+    "yargs": "16.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/nodejs-repo-tools": "^3.0.0",