diff --git a/packages/celotool/package.json b/packages/celotool/package.json
index 8e168337ab4..3dc48a68e96 100644
--- a/packages/celotool/package.json
+++ b/packages/celotool/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "bip39": "https://github.com/bitcoinjs/bip39#d8ea080a18b40f301d4e2219a2991cd2417e83c2",
     "bunyan": "1.8.12",
     "bunyan-gke-stackdriver": "0.1.2",
-    "compare-versions": "^3.5.1",
+    "compare-versions": "^6.0.0",
     "dotenv": "^16.0.3",
     "ecurve": "^1.0.6",
     "eth-lib": "^0.2.8",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a991c2813c2..a12a1f4bc03 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7773,10 +7773,10 @@ compare-func@^2.0.0:
     array-ify "^1.0.0"
     dot-prop "^5.1.0"
 
-compare-versions@^3.5.1:
-  version "3.6.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/compare-versions/-/compare-versions-3.6.0.tgz#1a5689913685e5a87637b8d3ffca75514ec41d62"
-  integrity sha512-W6Af2Iw1z4CB7q4uU4hv646dW9GQuBM+YpC0UvUCWSD8w90SJjp+ujJuXaEMtAXBtSqGfMPuFOVn4/+FlaqfBA==
+compare-versions@^6.0.0:
+  version "6.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/compare-versions/-/compare-versions-6.1.0.tgz#3f2131e3ae93577df111dba133e6db876ffe127a"
+  integrity sha512-LNZQXhqUvqUTotpZ00qLSaify3b4VFD588aRr8MKFw4CMUr98ytzCW5wDH5qx/DEY5kCDXcbcRuCqL0szEf2tg==
 
 complex.js@2.0.11:
   version "2.0.11"