diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9f0111509..9322323e0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "js-yaml": "^4.3.0"
+        "js-yaml": "^5.2.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@loopback/docs": "latest",
@@ -396,9 +396,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/js-yaml": {
-      "version": "4.3.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-yaml/-/js-yaml-4.3.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-1td788aAnnZ5qs7V2QIRl1owjtYpbKt749Y3xauqQgwIIGF/xXWz1wMTEBx5O3LK3lXLVuqXPdPxj2BoFHaW9Q==",
+      "version": "5.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-yaml/-/js-yaml-5.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-zfLtNfQqxVqq3uaTqSkh4x4hZw3KHobGUA0fJUj4wawW8bsQLTVqpHdXSIzidh7o+4lEW36tANuAGdaFx6Zgnw==",
       "funding": [
         {
           "type": "github",
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@
         "argparse": "^2.0.1"
       },
       "bin": {
-        "js-yaml": "bin/js-yaml.js"
+        "js-yaml": "bin/js-yaml.mjs"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/jsonc-parser": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 76beac160..a8c401d47 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "author": "IBM Corp. and LoopBack contributors",
   "dependencies": {
-    "js-yaml": "^4.3.0"
+    "js-yaml": "^5.2.1"
   }
 }