diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 49db6d625c4..6c7b6e1e51c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
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 				"change-case": "^4.1.2",
 				"classnames": "2.3.1",
-				"compare-versions": "4.1.3",
+				"compare-versions": "6.1.0",
 				"config": "3.3.7",
 				"dataloader": "2.1.0",
 				"deepsignal": "1.3.6",
@@ -23973,8 +23973,9 @@
 			"license": "MIT"
 		},
 		"node_modules/compare-versions": {
-			"version": "4.1.3",
-			"license": "MIT"
+			"version": "6.1.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/compare-versions/-/compare-versions-6.1.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-LNZQXhqUvqUTotpZ00qLSaify3b4VFD588aRr8MKFw4CMUr98ytzCW5wDH5qx/DEY5kCDXcbcRuCqL0szEf2tg=="
 		},
 		"node_modules/compressible": {
 			"version": "2.0.18",
@@ -64446,7 +64447,9 @@
 			"dev": true
 		},
 		"compare-versions": {
-			"version": "4.1.3"
+			"version": "6.1.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/compare-versions/-/compare-versions-6.1.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-LNZQXhqUvqUTotpZ00qLSaify3b4VFD588aRr8MKFw4CMUr98ytzCW5wDH5qx/DEY5kCDXcbcRuCqL0szEf2tg=="
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f699dc33584..e2d2fc78650 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@
 		"@wordpress/wordcount": "3.47.0",
 		"change-case": "^4.1.2",
 		"classnames": "2.3.1",
-		"compare-versions": "4.1.3",
+		"compare-versions": "6.1.0",
 		"config": "3.3.7",
 		"dataloader": "2.1.0",
 		"deepsignal": "1.3.6",