diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4e14c932..eb297f04 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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+        "commander": "13.0.0",
         "debug": "4.4.0"
       },
       "bin": {
@@ -1200,10 +1200,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-12.1.0.tgz",
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-      "license": "MIT",
+      "version": "13.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-13.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-oPYleIY8wmTVzkvQq10AEok6YcTC4sRUBl8F9gVuwchGVUCTbl/vhLTaQqutuuySYOsu8YTgV+OxKc/8Yvx+mQ==",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e662e9d2..b0b20ba7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-    "commander": "12.1.0",
+    "commander": "13.0.0",
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   },
   "peerDependencies": {