diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2dcc490..91f4d06 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     "chalk": "^4.1.0",
     "typescript-generic-datastructures": "^1.3.0",
     "uuid": "^8.3.1",
-    "yargs": "^15.4.1",
+    "yargs": "^16.0.0",
     "snyk": "^1.366.0"
   },
   "snyk": true
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 036ebad..0d1c8b4 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3264,6 +3264,15 @@ cliui@^6.0.0:
     strip-ansi "^6.0.0"
     wrap-ansi "^6.2.0"
 
+cliui@^7.0.2:
+  version "7.0.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cliui/-/cliui-7.0.4.tgz#a0265ee655476fc807aea9df3df8df7783808b4f"
+  integrity sha512-OcRE68cOsVMXp1Yvonl/fzkQOyjLSu/8bhPDfQt0e0/Eb283TKP20Fs2MqoPsr9SwA595rRCA+QMzYc9nBP+JQ==
+  dependencies:
+    string-width "^4.2.0"
+    strip-ansi "^6.0.0"
+    wrap-ansi "^7.0.0"
+
 clone-response@^1.0.2:
   version "1.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/clone-response/-/clone-response-1.0.2.tgz#d1dc973920314df67fbeb94223b4ee350239e96b"
@@ -4215,6 +4224,11 @@ es6-promisify@^5.0.0:
   dependencies:
     es6-promise "^4.0.3"
 
+escalade@^3.1.1:
+  version "3.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/escalade/-/escalade-3.1.1.tgz#d8cfdc7000965c5a0174b4a82eaa5c0552742e40"
+  integrity sha512-k0er2gUkLf8O0zKJiAhmkTnJlTvINGv7ygDNPbeIsX/TJjGJZHuh9B2UxbsaEkmlEo9MfhrSzmhIlhRlI2GXnw==
+
 escape-goat@^2.0.0:
   version "2.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/escape-goat/-/escape-goat-2.1.1.tgz#1b2dc77003676c457ec760b2dc68edb648188675"
@@ -4848,7 +4862,7 @@ get-caller-file@^1.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/get-caller-file/-/get-caller-file-1.0.3.tgz#f978fa4c90d1dfe7ff2d6beda2a515e713bdcf4a"
   integrity sha512-3t6rVToeoZfYSGd8YoLFR2DJkiQrIiUrGcjvFX2mDw3bn6k2OtwHN0TNCLbBO+w8qTvimhDkv+LSscbJY1vE6w==
 
-get-caller-file@^2.0.1:
+get-caller-file@^2.0.1, get-caller-file@^2.0.5:
   version "2.0.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/get-caller-file/-/get-caller-file-2.0.5.tgz#4f94412a82db32f36e3b0b9741f8a97feb031f7e"
   integrity sha512-DyFP3BM/3YHTQOCUL/w0OZHR0lpKeGrxotcHWcqNEdnltqFwXVfhEBQ94eIo34AfQpo0rGki4cyIiftY06h2Fg==
@@ -11664,6 +11678,15 @@ wrap-ansi@^6.2.0:
     string-width "^4.1.0"
     strip-ansi "^6.0.0"
 
+wrap-ansi@^7.0.0:
+  version "7.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/wrap-ansi/-/wrap-ansi-7.0.0.tgz#67e145cff510a6a6984bdf1152911d69d2eb9e43"
+  integrity sha512-YVGIj2kamLSTxw6NsZjoBxfSwsn0ycdesmc4p+Q21c5zPuZ1pl+NfxVdxPtdHvmNVOQ6XSYG4AUtyt/Fi7D16Q==
+  dependencies:
+    ansi-styles "^4.0.0"
+    string-width "^4.1.0"
+    strip-ansi "^6.0.0"
+
 wrappy@1:
   version "1.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/wrappy/-/wrappy-1.0.2.tgz#b5243d8f3ec1aa35f1364605bc0d1036e30ab69f"
@@ -11746,6 +11769,11 @@ y18n@^4.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/y18n/-/y18n-4.0.0.tgz#95ef94f85ecc81d007c264e190a120f0a3c8566b"
   integrity sha512-r9S/ZyXu/Xu9q1tYlpsLIsa3EeLXXk0VwlxqTcFRfg9EhMW+17kbt9G0NrgCmhGb5vT2hyhJZLfDGx+7+5Uj/w==
 
+y18n@^5.0.5:
+  version "5.0.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/y18n/-/y18n-5.0.5.tgz#8769ec08d03b1ea2df2500acef561743bbb9ab18"
+  integrity sha512-hsRUr4FFrvhhRH12wOdfs38Gy7k2FFzB9qgN9v3aLykRq0dRcdcpz5C9FxdS2NuhOrI/628b/KSTJ3rwHysYSg==
+
 yallist@^2.1.2:
   version "2.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yallist/-/yallist-2.1.2.tgz#1c11f9218f076089a47dd512f93c6699a6a81d52"
@@ -11788,7 +11816,7 @@ yargs-parser@^13.1.0:
     camelcase "^5.0.0"
     decamelize "^1.2.0"
 
-yargs-parser@^18.1.1, yargs-parser@^18.1.2:
+yargs-parser@^18.1.1:
   version "18.1.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-18.1.3.tgz#be68c4975c6b2abf469236b0c870362fab09a7b0"
   integrity sha512-o50j0JeToy/4K6OZcaQmW6lyXXKhq7csREXcDwk2omFPJEwUNOVtJKvmDr9EI1fAJZUyZcRF7kxGBWmRXudrCQ==
@@ -11796,6 +11824,11 @@ yargs-parser@^18.1.1, yargs-parser@^18.1.2:
     camelcase "^5.0.0"
     decamelize "^1.2.0"
 
+yargs-parser@^20.2.2:
+  version "20.2.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-20.2.4.tgz#b42890f14566796f85ae8e3a25290d205f154a54"
+  integrity sha512-WOkpgNhPTlE73h4VFAFsOnomJVaovO8VqLDzy5saChRBFQFBoMYirowyW+Q9HB4HFF4Z7VZTiG3iSzJJA29yRA==
+
 yargs-parser@^7.0.0:
   version "7.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-7.0.0.tgz#8d0ac42f16ea55debd332caf4c4038b3e3f5dfd9"
@@ -11862,22 +11895,18 @@ yargs@^15.0.1, yargs@^15.3.1:
     y18n "^4.0.0"
     yargs-parser "^18.1.1"
 
-yargs@^15.4.1:
-  version "15.4.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs/-/yargs-15.4.1.tgz#0d87a16de01aee9d8bec2bfbf74f67851730f4f8"
-  integrity sha512-aePbxDmcYW++PaqBsJ+HYUFwCdv4LVvdnhBy78E57PIor8/OVvhMrADFFEDh8DHDFRv/O9i3lPhsENjO7QX0+A==
+yargs@^16.0.0:
+  version "16.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs/-/yargs-16.1.1.tgz#5a4a095bd1ca806b0a50d0c03611d38034d219a1"
+  integrity sha512-hAD1RcFP/wfgfxgMVswPE+z3tlPFtxG8/yWUrG2i17sTWGCGqWnxKcLTF4cUKDUK8fzokwsmO9H0TDkRbMHy8w==
   dependencies:
-    cliui "^6.0.0"
-    decamelize "^1.2.0"
-    find-up "^4.1.0"
-    get-caller-file "^2.0.1"
+    cliui "^7.0.2"
+    escalade "^3.1.1"
+    get-caller-file "^2.0.5"
     require-directory "^2.1.1"
-    require-main-filename "^2.0.0"
-    set-blocking "^2.0.0"
     string-width "^4.2.0"
-    which-module "^2.0.0"
-    y18n "^4.0.0"
-    yargs-parser "^18.1.2"
+    y18n "^5.0.5"
+    yargs-parser "^20.2.2"
 
 yargs@^3.19.0:
   version "3.32.0"