diff --git a/packages/gatsby-cli/package.json b/packages/gatsby-cli/package.json
index d9d55e3167373..bebfd29adfb46 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby-cli/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     "source-map": "0.7.3",
     "stack-trace": "^0.0.10",
     "strip-ansi": "^5.2.0",
-    "update-notifier": "^3.0.1",
+    "update-notifier": "^4.1.0",
     "uuid": "3.4.0",
     "yargs": "^15.3.1",
     "yurnalist": "^1.1.2"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 52d40d30d825b..6dd738710f568 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7359,18 +7359,6 @@ configstore@^3.0.0:
     write-file-atomic "^2.0.0"
     xdg-basedir "^3.0.0"
 
-configstore@^4.0.0:
-  version "4.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/configstore/-/configstore-4.0.0.tgz#5933311e95d3687efb592c528b922d9262d227e7"
-  integrity sha512-CmquAXFBocrzaSM8mtGPMM/HiWmyIpr4CcJl/rgY2uCObZ/S7cKU0silxslqJejl+t/T9HS8E0PUNQD81JGUEQ==
-  dependencies:
-    dot-prop "^4.1.0"
-    graceful-fs "^4.1.2"
-    make-dir "^1.0.0"
-    unique-string "^1.0.0"
-    write-file-atomic "^2.0.0"
-    xdg-basedir "^3.0.0"
-
 configstore@^5.0.1:
   version "5.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/configstore/-/configstore-5.0.1.tgz#d365021b5df4b98cdd187d6a3b0e3f6a7cc5ed96"
@@ -13410,11 +13398,6 @@ is-npm@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-npm/-/is-npm-1.0.0.tgz#f2fb63a65e4905b406c86072765a1a4dc793b9f4"
 
-is-npm@^3.0.0:
-  version "3.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-npm/-/is-npm-3.0.0.tgz#ec9147bfb629c43f494cf67936a961edec7e8053"
-  integrity sha512-wsigDr1Kkschp2opC4G3yA6r9EgVA6NjRpWzIi9axXqeIaAATPRJc4uLujXe3Nd9uO8KoDyA4MD6aZSeXTADhA==
-
 is-npm@^4.0.0:
   version "4.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-npm/-/is-npm-4.0.0.tgz#c90dd8380696df87a7a6d823c20d0b12bbe3c84d"
@@ -24734,25 +24717,7 @@ update-notifier@^2.3.0:
     semver-diff "^2.0.0"
     xdg-basedir "^3.0.0"
 
-update-notifier@^3.0.1:
-  version "3.0.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/update-notifier/-/update-notifier-3.0.1.tgz#78ecb68b915e2fd1be9f767f6e298ce87b736250"
-  integrity sha512-grrmrB6Zb8DUiyDIaeRTBCkgISYUgETNe7NglEbVsrLWXeESnlCSP50WfRSj/GmzMPl6Uchj24S/p80nP/ZQrQ==
-  dependencies:
-    boxen "^3.0.0"
-    chalk "^2.0.1"
-    configstore "^4.0.0"
-    has-yarn "^2.1.0"
-    import-lazy "^2.1.0"
-    is-ci "^2.0.0"
-    is-installed-globally "^0.1.0"
-    is-npm "^3.0.0"
-    is-yarn-global "^0.3.0"
-    latest-version "^5.0.0"
-    semver-diff "^2.0.0"
-    xdg-basedir "^3.0.0"
-
-update-notifier@^4.0.0:
+update-notifier@^4.0.0, update-notifier@^4.1.0:
   version "4.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/update-notifier/-/update-notifier-4.1.0.tgz#4866b98c3bc5b5473c020b1250583628f9a328f3"
   integrity sha512-w3doE1qtI0/ZmgeoDoARmI5fjDoT93IfKgEGqm26dGUOh8oNpaSTsGNdYRN/SjOuo10jcJGwkEL3mroKzktkew==