diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2f6ae0b5..2c582889 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     "sequence-formatter": "^1.0.0",
     "sha1": "^1.1.1",
     "sha1-stream": "^1.0.1",
-    "simple-git": "^1.92.0",
+    "simple-git": "^3.16.0",
     "sparqljs": "^1.3.0",
     "sqlite3": "^5.0.2",
     "stream-meter": "^1.0.4",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 664ac0d5..2ee9747a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -976,6 +976,18 @@
   dependencies:
     "@hapi/hoek" "^8.3.0"
 
+"@kwsites/file-exists@^1.1.1":
+  version "1.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@kwsites/file-exists/-/file-exists-1.1.1.tgz#ad1efcac13e1987d8dbaf235ef3be5b0d96faa99"
+  integrity sha512-m9/5YGR18lIwxSFDwfE3oA7bWuq9kdau6ugN4H2rJeyhFQZcG9AgSHkQtSD15a8WvTgfz9aikZMrKPHvbpqFiw==
+  dependencies:
+    debug "^4.1.1"
+
+"@kwsites/promise-deferred@^1.1.1":
+  version "1.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@kwsites/promise-deferred/-/promise-deferred-1.1.1.tgz#8ace5259254426ccef57f3175bc64ed7095ed919"
+  integrity sha512-GaHYm+c0O9MjZRu0ongGBRbinu8gVAMd2UZjji6jVmqKtZluZnptXGWhz1E8j8D2HJ3f/yMxKAUC0b+57wncIw==
+
 "@rdfjs/data-model@^1.1.0", "@rdfjs/data-model@^1.1.1":
   version "1.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@rdfjs/data-model/-/data-model-1.1.2.tgz#e2f48a422c7e837b8a7d96d240732be3287df713"
@@ -2451,12 +2463,12 @@ debug@^3.1.0, debug@^3.2.6:
   dependencies:
     ms "^2.1.1"
 
-debug@^4.0.1, debug@^4.1.0:
-  version "4.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/debug/-/debug-4.1.1.tgz#3b72260255109c6b589cee050f1d516139664791"
-  integrity sha512-pYAIzeRo8J6KPEaJ0VWOh5Pzkbw/RetuzehGM7QRRX5he4fPHx2rdKMB256ehJCkX+XRQm16eZLqLNS8RSZXZw==
+debug@^4.0.1, debug@^4.1.0, debug@^4.1.1, debug@^4.3.4:
+  version "4.3.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/debug/-/debug-4.3.4.tgz#1319f6579357f2338d3337d2cdd4914bb5dcc865"
+  integrity sha512-PRWFHuSU3eDtQJPvnNY7Jcket1j0t5OuOsFzPPzsekD52Zl8qUfFIPEiswXqIvHWGVHOgX+7G/vCNNhehwxfkQ==
   dependencies:
-    ms "^2.1.1"
+    ms "2.1.2"
 
 decamelize@^1.0.0:
   version "1.2.0"
@@ -4933,7 +4945,7 @@ ms@2.1.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ms/-/ms-2.1.1.tgz#30a5864eb3ebb0a66f2ebe6d727af06a09d86e0a"
   integrity sha512-tgp+dl5cGk28utYktBsrFqA7HKgrhgPsg6Z/EfhWI4gl1Hwq8B/GmY/0oXZ6nF8hDVesS/FpnYaD/kOWhYQvyg==
 
-ms@^2.0.0, ms@^2.1.1:
+ms@2.1.2, ms@^2.0.0, ms@^2.1.1:
   version "2.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ms/-/ms-2.1.2.tgz#d09d1f357b443f493382a8eb3ccd183872ae6009"
   integrity sha512-sGkPx+VjMtmA6MX27oA4FBFELFCZZ4S4XqeGOXCv68tT+jb3vk/RyaKWP0PTKyWtmLSM0b+adUTEvbs1PEaH2w==
@@ -6705,13 +6717,22 @@ simple-concat@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/simple-concat/-/simple-concat-1.0.0.tgz#7344cbb8b6e26fb27d66b2fc86f9f6d5997521c6"
   integrity sha1-c0TLuLbib7J9ZrL8hvn21Zl1IcY=
 
-simple-git@^1.85.0, simple-git@^1.92.0:
+simple-git@^1.85.0:
   version "1.126.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/simple-git/-/simple-git-1.126.0.tgz#0c345372275139c8433b8277f4b3e155092aa434"
   integrity sha512-47mqHxgZnN8XRa9HbpWprzUv3Ooqz9RY/LSZgvA7jCkW8jcwLahMz7LKugY91KZehfG0sCVPtgXiU72hd6b1Bw==
   dependencies:
     debug "^4.0.1"
 
+simple-git@^3.16.0:
+  version "3.16.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/simple-git/-/simple-git-3.16.0.tgz#421773e24680f5716999cc4a1d60127b4b6a9dec"
+  integrity sha512-zuWYsOLEhbJRWVxpjdiXl6eyAyGo/KzVW+KFhhw9MqEEJttcq+32jTWSGyxTdf9e/YCohxRE+9xpWFj9FdiJNw==
+  dependencies:
+    "@kwsites/file-exists" "^1.1.1"
+    "@kwsites/promise-deferred" "^1.1.1"
+    debug "^4.3.4"
+
 simple-swizzle@^0.2.2:
   version "0.2.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/simple-swizzle/-/simple-swizzle-0.2.2.tgz#a4da6b635ffcccca33f70d17cb92592de95e557a"