diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/package.json b/packages/aws-cdk/package.json
index 63f81b6c9e886..60499cc09f602 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     "@types/table": "^4.0.7",
     "@types/uuid": "^3.4.6",
     "@types/yaml": "^1.2.0",
-    "@types/yargs": "^13.0.4",
+    "@types/yargs": "^15.0.0",
     "aws-sdk-mock": "^5.0.0",
     "cdk-build-tools": "1.20.0",
     "jest": "^24.9.0",
diff --git a/packages/decdk/package.json b/packages/decdk/package.json
index a964c31cbe51f..3c70338383039 100644
--- a/packages/decdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/decdk/package.json
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
     "@types/fs-extra": "^8.0.1",
     "@types/jest": "^24.0.25",
     "@types/yaml": "1.2.0",
-    "@types/yargs": "^13.0.4",
+    "@types/yargs": "^15.0.0",
     "jest": "^24.9.0",
     "jsii": "^0.21.1"
   },
diff --git a/tools/awslint/package.json b/tools/awslint/package.json
index ce79e219b2268..259e1d34f2a36 100644
--- a/tools/awslint/package.json
+++ b/tools/awslint/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/fs-extra": "^8.0.1",
-    "@types/yargs": "^13.0.4",
+    "@types/yargs": "^15.0.0",
     "tslint": "^5.20.1",
     "typescript": "~3.7.4"
   },
diff --git a/tools/cdk-build-tools/package.json b/tools/cdk-build-tools/package.json
index 0131b12bbc494..8be053dbb2f66 100644
--- a/tools/cdk-build-tools/package.json
+++ b/tools/cdk-build-tools/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/fs-extra": "^8.0.1",
     "@types/jest": "^24.0.25",
-    "@types/yargs": "^13.0.4",
+    "@types/yargs": "^15.0.0",
     "pkglint": "1.20.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/tools/cdk-integ-tools/package.json b/tools/cdk-integ-tools/package.json
index ac16f249bbde3..ad18571d685f3 100644
--- a/tools/cdk-integ-tools/package.json
+++ b/tools/cdk-integ-tools/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/fs-extra": "^8.0.1",
-    "@types/yargs": "^13.0.4",
+    "@types/yargs": "^15.0.0",
     "cdk-build-tools": "1.20.0",
     "pkglint": "1.20.0"
   },
diff --git a/tools/cfn2ts/package.json b/tools/cfn2ts/package.json
index 6d3a2d90d3cae..4e4a42d5a32f9 100644
--- a/tools/cfn2ts/package.json
+++ b/tools/cfn2ts/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/fs-extra": "^8.0.1",
     "@types/jest": "^24.0.25",
-    "@types/yargs": "^13.0.4",
+    "@types/yargs": "^15.0.0",
     "cdk-build-tools": "1.20.0",
     "jest": "^24.9.0",
     "pkglint": "1.20.0"
diff --git a/tools/pkglint/package.json b/tools/pkglint/package.json
index 8833c3a50931c..0373121bcf8db 100644
--- a/tools/pkglint/package.json
+++ b/tools/pkglint/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/fs-extra": "^8.0.1",
     "@types/semver": "^6.2.0",
-    "@types/yargs": "^13.0.4"
+    "@types/yargs": "^15.0.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "case": "^1.6.2",
diff --git a/tools/pkgtools/package.json b/tools/pkgtools/package.json
index 1861c3f7186ec..dfc3d5a1040b6 100644
--- a/tools/pkgtools/package.json
+++ b/tools/pkgtools/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/fs-extra": "^8.0.1",
-    "@types/yargs": "^13.0.4",
+    "@types/yargs": "^15.0.0",
     "cdk-build-tools": "1.20.0",
     "pkglint": "1.20.0"
   },
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index fd19f42847f8a..89dab219f9832 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1454,13 +1454,20 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-13.1.0.tgz#c563aa192f39350a1d18da36c5a8da382bbd8228"
   integrity sha512-gCubfBUZ6KxzoibJ+SCUc/57Ms1jz5NjHe4+dI2krNmU5zCPAphyLJYyTOg06ueIyfj+SaCUqmzun7ImlxDcKg==
 
-"@types/yargs@^13.0.0", "@types/yargs@^13.0.4":
+"@types/yargs@^13.0.0":
   version "13.0.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/yargs/-/yargs-13.0.4.tgz#53d231cebe1a540e7e13727fc1f0d13ad4a9ba3b"
   integrity sha512-Ke1WmBbIkVM8bpvsNEcGgQM70XcEh/nbpxQhW7FhrsbCsXSY9BmLB1+LHtD7r9zrsOcFlLiF+a/UeJsdfw3C5A==
   dependencies:
     "@types/yargs-parser" "*"
 
+"@types/yargs@^15.0.0":
+  version "15.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/yargs/-/yargs-15.0.0.tgz#26aa57277eec9ab9c5fce61bddec20ecc9a4cfb7"
+  integrity sha512-TITCsNxRSDVmq3kPGuUdKZTPTfHeswsUGIjxSe8SB4EBKTPA0DO0y4yWI95kZ2hfqJAYxmu+gxzjOwdumB5S0g==
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/yargs-parser" "*"
+
 "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin@^2.15.0":
   version "2.15.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin/-/eslint-plugin-2.15.0.tgz#5442c30b687ffd576ff74cfea46a6d7bfb0ee893"