diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5372ed5f2b0fc..e0804dd12cc42 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "babel-eslint": "^10.0.2",
     "babel-jest": "^24.9.0",
     "chalk": "^2.4.2",
-    "chokidar": "^1.7.0",
+    "chokidar": "^3.0.2",
     "cross-env": "^5.2.0",
     "danger": "^8.0.0",
     "eslint": "^5.16.0",
diff --git a/packages/gatsby-dev-cli/package.json b/packages/gatsby-dev-cli/package.json
index e9e903a96ff72..b32f036107309 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-dev-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby-dev-cli/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.5.5",
-    "chokidar": "^1.7.0",
+    "chokidar": "^3.0.2",
     "configstore": "^3.1.2",
     "del": "^3.0.0",
     "execa": "^1.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/gatsby-page-utils/package.json b/packages/gatsby-page-utils/package.json
index b0f9656dcccac..52f74a95fe26a 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-page-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby-page-utils/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.5.5",
     "bluebird": "^3.5.5",
-    "chokidar": "2.1.8",
+    "chokidar": "3.0.2",
     "fs-exists-cached": "^1.0.0",
     "glob": "^7.1.4",
     "lodash": "^4.17.15",
diff --git a/packages/gatsby-source-filesystem/package.json b/packages/gatsby-source-filesystem/package.json
index 710d1b4e5fab8..703c0aa4eafe9 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-source-filesystem/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby-source-filesystem/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.5.5",
     "better-queue": "^3.8.10",
     "bluebird": "^3.5.5",
-    "chokidar": "2.1.8",
+    "chokidar": "3.0.2",
     "file-type": "^10.11.0",
     "fs-extra": "^5.0.0",
     "gatsby-core-utils": "^1.0.5",
diff --git a/packages/gatsby/package.json b/packages/gatsby/package.json
index 9df3ff4d8227e..3e3b785986071 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "cache-manager": "^2.10.0",
     "cache-manager-fs-hash": "^0.0.7",
     "chalk": "^2.4.2",
-    "chokidar": "2.1.8",
+    "chokidar": "3.0.2",
     "common-tags": "^1.8.0",
     "compression": "^1.7.4",
     "convert-hrtime": "^2.0.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 07dea2665d1c3..1310f95f18133 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4154,6 +4154,14 @@ anymatch@^2.0.0:
     micromatch "^3.1.4"
     normalize-path "^2.1.1"
 
+anymatch@^3.0.1:
+  version "3.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/anymatch/-/anymatch-3.0.3.tgz#2fb624fe0e84bccab00afee3d0006ed310f22f09"
+  integrity sha512-c6IvoeBECQlMVuYUjSwimnhmztImpErfxJzWZhIQinIvQWoGOnB0dLIgifbPHQt5heS6mNlaZG16f06H3C8t1g==
+  dependencies:
+    normalize-path "^3.0.0"
+    picomatch "^2.0.4"
+
 apache-md5@1.1.2:
   version "1.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apache-md5/-/apache-md5-1.1.2.tgz#ee49736b639b4f108b6e9e626c6da99306b41692"
@@ -5153,6 +5161,11 @@ binary-extensions@^1.0.0:
   version "1.11.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/binary-extensions/-/binary-extensions-1.11.0.tgz#46aa1751fb6a2f93ee5e689bb1087d4b14c6c205"
 
+binary-extensions@^2.0.0:
+  version "2.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/binary-extensions/-/binary-extensions-2.0.0.tgz#23c0df14f6a88077f5f986c0d167ec03c3d5537c"
+  integrity sha512-Phlt0plgpIIBOGTT/ehfFnbNlfsDEiqmzE2KRXoX1bLIlir4X/MR+zSyBEkL05ffWgnRSf/DXv+WrUAVr93/ow==
+
 bl@^1.0.0:
   version "1.2.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bl/-/bl-1.2.2.tgz#a160911717103c07410cef63ef51b397c025af9c"
@@ -5300,6 +5313,13 @@ braces@^2.3.0, braces@^2.3.1, braces@^2.3.2:
     split-string "^3.0.2"
     to-regex "^3.0.1"
 
+braces@^3.0.2:
+  version "3.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/braces/-/braces-3.0.2.tgz#3454e1a462ee8d599e236df336cd9ea4f8afe107"
+  integrity sha512-b8um+L1RzM3WDSzvhm6gIz1yfTbBt6YTlcEKAvsmqCZZFw46z626lVj9j1yEPW33H5H+lBQpZMP1k8l+78Ha0A==
+  dependencies:
+    fill-range "^7.0.1"
+
 brfs@^1.4.0:
   version "1.6.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/brfs/-/brfs-1.6.1.tgz#b78ce2336d818e25eea04a0947cba6d4fb8849c3"
@@ -5951,26 +5971,22 @@ cheerio@^1.0.0-rc.3:
     lodash "^4.15.0"
     parse5 "^3.0.1"
 
-chokidar@2.1.8, chokidar@^2.1.6:
-  version "2.1.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chokidar/-/chokidar-2.1.8.tgz#804b3a7b6a99358c3c5c61e71d8728f041cff917"
-  integrity sha512-ZmZUazfOzf0Nve7duiCKD23PFSCs4JPoYyccjUFF3aQkQadqBhfzhjkwBH2mNOG9cTBwhamM37EIsIkZw3nRgg==
+chokidar@3.0.2, chokidar@^3.0.2:
+  version "3.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chokidar/-/chokidar-3.0.2.tgz#0d1cd6d04eb2df0327446188cd13736a3367d681"
+  integrity sha512-c4PR2egjNjI1um6bamCQ6bUNPDiyofNQruHvKgHQ4gDUP/ITSVSzNsiI5OWtHOsX323i5ha/kk4YmOZ1Ktg7KA==
   dependencies:
-    anymatch "^2.0.0"
-    async-each "^1.0.1"
-    braces "^2.3.2"
-    glob-parent "^3.1.0"
-    inherits "^2.0.3"
-    is-binary-path "^1.0.0"
-    is-glob "^4.0.0"
+    anymatch "^3.0.1"
+    braces "^3.0.2"
+    glob-parent "^5.0.0"
+    is-binary-path "^2.1.0"
+    is-glob "^4.0.1"
     normalize-path "^3.0.0"
-    path-is-absolute "^1.0.0"
-    readdirp "^2.2.1"
-    upath "^1.1.1"
+    readdirp "^3.1.1"
   optionalDependencies:
-    fsevents "^1.2.7"
+    fsevents "^2.0.6"
 
-chokidar@^1.6.0, chokidar@^1.7.0:
+chokidar@^1.6.0:
   version "1.7.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chokidar/-/chokidar-1.7.0.tgz#798e689778151c8076b4b360e5edd28cda2bb468"
   dependencies:
@@ -6022,6 +6038,25 @@ chokidar@^2.0.4:
   optionalDependencies:
     fsevents "^1.2.7"
 
+chokidar@^2.1.6:
+  version "2.1.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chokidar/-/chokidar-2.1.8.tgz#804b3a7b6a99358c3c5c61e71d8728f041cff917"
+  integrity sha512-ZmZUazfOzf0Nve7duiCKD23PFSCs4JPoYyccjUFF3aQkQadqBhfzhjkwBH2mNOG9cTBwhamM37EIsIkZw3nRgg==
+  dependencies:
+    anymatch "^2.0.0"
+    async-each "^1.0.1"
+    braces "^2.3.2"
+    glob-parent "^3.1.0"
+    inherits "^2.0.3"
+    is-binary-path "^1.0.0"
+    is-glob "^4.0.0"
+    normalize-path "^3.0.0"
+    path-is-absolute "^1.0.0"
+    readdirp "^2.2.1"
+    upath "^1.1.1"
+  optionalDependencies:
+    fsevents "^1.2.7"
+
 chownr@^1.0.1:
   version "1.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chownr/-/chownr-1.0.1.tgz#e2a75042a9551908bebd25b8523d5f9769d79181"
@@ -9343,6 +9378,13 @@ fill-range@^4.0.0:
     repeat-string "^1.6.1"
     to-regex-range "^2.1.0"
 
+fill-range@^7.0.1:
+  version "7.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fill-range/-/fill-range-7.0.1.tgz#1919a6a7c75fe38b2c7c77e5198535da9acdda40"
+  integrity sha512-qOo9F+dMUmC2Lcb4BbVvnKJxTPjCm+RRpe4gDuGrzkL7mEVl/djYSu2OdQ2Pa302N4oqkSg9ir6jaLWJ2USVpQ==
+  dependencies:
+    to-regex-range "^5.0.1"
+
 finalhandler@1.1.1:
   version "1.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/finalhandler/-/finalhandler-1.1.1.tgz#eebf4ed840079c83f4249038c9d703008301b105"
@@ -9788,6 +9830,11 @@ fsevents@^1.2.7:
     nan "^2.9.2"
     node-pre-gyp "^0.10.0"
 
+fsevents@^2.0.6:
+  version "2.0.7"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fsevents/-/fsevents-2.0.7.tgz#382c9b443c6cbac4c57187cdda23aa3bf1ccfc2a"
+  integrity sha512-a7YT0SV3RB+DjYcppwVDLtn13UQnmg0SWZS7ezZD0UjnLwXmy8Zm21GMVGLaFGimIqcvyMQaOJBrop8MyOp1kQ==
+
 function-bind@^1.0.2, function-bind@^1.1.0, function-bind@^1.1.1:
   version "1.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/function-bind/-/function-bind-1.1.1.tgz#a56899d3ea3c9bab874bb9773b7c5ede92f4895d"
@@ -11664,6 +11711,13 @@ is-binary-path@^1.0.0:
   dependencies:
     binary-extensions "^1.0.0"
 
+is-binary-path@^2.1.0:
+  version "2.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-binary-path/-/is-binary-path-2.1.0.tgz#ea1f7f3b80f064236e83470f86c09c254fb45b09"
+  integrity sha512-ZMERYes6pDydyuGidse7OsHxtbI7WVeUEozgR/g7rd0xUimYNlvZRE/K2MgZTjWy725IfelLeVcEM97mmtRGXw==
+  dependencies:
+    binary-extensions "^2.0.0"
+
 is-buffer@^1.1.4, is-buffer@^1.1.5, is-buffer@~1.1.1:
   version "1.1.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-buffer/-/is-buffer-1.1.6.tgz#efaa2ea9daa0d7ab2ea13a97b2b8ad51fefbe8be"
@@ -11912,6 +11966,11 @@ is-number@^4.0.0:
   version "4.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-number/-/is-number-4.0.0.tgz#0026e37f5454d73e356dfe6564699867c6a7f0ff"
 
+is-number@^7.0.0:
+  version "7.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-number/-/is-number-7.0.0.tgz#7535345b896734d5f80c4d06c50955527a14f12b"
+  integrity sha512-41Cifkg6e8TylSpdtTpeLVMqvSBEVzTttHvERD741+pnZ8ANv0004MRL43QKPDlK9cGvNp6NZWZUBlbGXYxxng==
+
 is-obj@^1.0.0, is-obj@^1.0.1:
   version "1.0.1"
   resolved "http://registry.npmjs.org/is-obj/-/is-obj-1.0.1.tgz#3e4729ac1f5fde025cd7d83a896dab9f4f67db0f"
@@ -16334,6 +16393,11 @@ physical-cpu-count@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/physical-cpu-count/-/physical-cpu-count-2.0.0.tgz#18de2f97e4bf7a9551ad7511942b5496f7aba660"
 
+picomatch@^2.0.4:
+  version "2.0.7"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/picomatch/-/picomatch-2.0.7.tgz#514169d8c7cd0bdbeecc8a2609e34a7163de69f6"
+  integrity sha512-oLHIdio3tZ0qH76NybpeneBhYVj0QFTfXEFTc/B3zKQspYfYYkWYgFsmzo+4kvId/bQRcNkVeguI3y+CD22BtA==
+
 pidtree@^0.3.0:
   version "0.3.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/pidtree/-/pidtree-0.3.0.tgz#f6fada10fccc9f99bf50e90d0b23d72c9ebc2e6b"
@@ -17719,6 +17783,13 @@ readdirp@^2.0.0, readdirp@^2.2.1:
     micromatch "^3.1.10"
     readable-stream "^2.0.2"
 
+readdirp@^3.1.1:
+  version "3.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/readdirp/-/readdirp-3.1.2.tgz#fa85d2d14d4289920e4671dead96431add2ee78a"
+  integrity sha512-8rhl0xs2cxfVsqzreYCvs8EwBfn/DhVdqtoLmw19uI3SC5avYX9teCurlErfpPXGmYtMHReGaP2RsLnFvz/lnw==
+  dependencies:
+    picomatch "^2.0.4"
+
 readline-sync@^1.4.9:
   version "1.4.9"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/readline-sync/-/readline-sync-1.4.9.tgz#3eda8e65f23cd2a17e61301b1f0003396af5ecda"
@@ -20421,6 +20492,13 @@ to-regex-range@^2.1.0:
     is-number "^3.0.0"
     repeat-string "^1.6.1"
 
+to-regex-range@^5.0.1:
+  version "5.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/to-regex-range/-/to-regex-range-5.0.1.tgz#1648c44aae7c8d988a326018ed72f5b4dd0392e4"
+  integrity sha512-65P7iz6X5yEr1cwcgvQxbbIw7Uk3gOy5dIdtZ4rDveLqhrdJP+Li/Hx6tyK0NEb+2GCyneCMJiGqrADCSNk8sQ==
+  dependencies:
+    is-number "^7.0.0"
+
 to-regex@^3.0.1, to-regex@^3.0.2:
   version "3.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/to-regex/-/to-regex-3.0.2.tgz#13cfdd9b336552f30b51f33a8ae1b42a7a7599ce"