diff --git a/packages/react-dev-utils/package.json b/packages/react-dev-utils/package.json
index ca08b4e612b..d6adc504007 100644
--- a/packages/react-dev-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-dev-utils/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     "global-modules": "1.0.0",
     "globby": "7.1.1",
     "gzip-size": "4.1.0",
-    "inquirer": "5.0.0",
+    "inquirer": "8.2.7",
     "is-root": "1.0.0",
     "opn": "5.2.0",
     "pkg-up": "2.0.0",