diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d1ead2fcd..a02bf1bb1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     "fs-extra": "^0.30.0",
     "mocha": "^8.1.3",
     "nyc": "^15.1.0",
-    "rimraf": "^2.5.2",
+    "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
     "unique-temp-dir": "^1.0.0"
   }
 }