diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8f1428e1..f3cfbe6e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     "@types/jest": "^25.2.3",
     "electron": "^21.0.0",
     "jest": "^26.0.1",
-    "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
+    "rimraf": "^4.0.7",
     "standard-version": "^8.0.0",
     "ts-jest": "^26.0.0",
     "typedoc": "^0.17.7",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 20b87641..fa3a5177 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4862,6 +4862,11 @@ rimraf@^3.0.0, rimraf@^3.0.2:
   dependencies:
     glob "^7.1.3"
 
+rimraf@^4.0.7:
+  version "4.0.7"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/rimraf/-/rimraf-4.0.7.tgz#f438c7d6a2d5e5cca1d81e3904a48ac7b053a542"
+  integrity sha512-CUEDDrZvc0swDgVdXGiv3FcYYQMpJxjvSGt85Amj6yU+MCVWurrLCeLiJDdJPHCzNJnwuebBEdcO//eP11Xa7w==
+
 roarr@^2.15.3:
   version "2.15.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/roarr/-/roarr-2.15.4.tgz#f5fe795b7b838ccfe35dc608e0282b9eba2e7afd"