diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3ff2a04e4..cd5793452 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
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@@ -1813,9 +1813,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-12.0.0.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-12.1.0.tgz",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1f6f1fb80..7af87e549 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
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-    "commander": "~12.0.0",
+    "commander": "~12.1.0",
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     "glob": "~10.3.15",
     "ignore": "~5.3.1",