diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/package.json b/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/package.json
index a43faa0087d..d3a6f497129 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/package.json
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-language/samples/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "mathjs": "^7.0.0",
     "@google-cloud/language": "^4.1.0",
     "@google-cloud/storage": "^5.0.0",
-    "yargs": "^15.0.0"
+    "yargs": "^16.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "chai": "^4.2.0",