diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 534d9b86f98..1a8ea6c650b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     "micromatch": "^4.0.2",
     "prettier": "^2.3.0",
     "prettier-plugin-solidity": "^1.0.0",
-    "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
+    "rimraf": "^5.0.1",
     "semver": "^7.5.2",
     "solhint": "^3.4.0",
     "solidity-ast": "^0.4.25",