diff --git a/packages/react-dev-utils/package.json b/packages/react-dev-utils/package.json
index bbfb93eb27b..9df100e6393 100644
--- a/packages/react-dev-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-dev-utils/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     "find-up": "3.0.0",
     "global-modules": "1.0.0",
     "gzip-size": "5.0.0",
-    "inquirer": "6.2.0",
+    "inquirer": "8.2.7",
     "is-root": "2.0.0",
     "loader-utils": "1.1.0",
     "opn": "5.4.0",