diff --git a/packages/gatsby-cli/package.json b/packages/gatsby-cli/package.json
index 3f5b9bcd6bc83..d9d6414173150 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby-cli/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "resolve-cwd": "^2.0.0",
     "source-map": "^0.5.7",
     "stack-trace": "^0.0.10",
-    "update-notifier": "^2.3.0",
+    "update-notifier": "^6.0.0",
     "yargs": "^8.0.2",
     "yurnalist": "^0.2.1"
   },