diff --git a/packages/api/package.json b/packages/api/package.json
index 3c6dcdd92..d2fecd779 100644
--- a/packages/api/package.json
+++ b/packages/api/package.json
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
     "eslint-config-prettier": "6.15.0",
     "eslint-plugin-flowtype": "4.7.0",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "2.22.1",
-    "faker": "4.1.0",
+    "faker": "5.5.1",
     "jest": "24.9.0",
     "prettier": "1.19.1",
     "ts-jest": "24.3.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 0a2af0cb4..49b47d3aa 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7211,10 +7211,10 @@ extsprintf@^1.2.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/extsprintf/-/extsprintf-1.4.0.tgz#e2689f8f356fad62cca65a3a91c5df5f9551692f"
   integrity sha1-4mifjzVvrWLMplo6kcXfX5VRaS8=
 
-faker@4.1.0:
-  version "4.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/faker/-/faker-4.1.0.tgz#1e45bbbecc6774b3c195fad2835109c6d748cc3f"
-  integrity sha1-HkW7vsxndLPBlfrSg1EJxtdIzD8=
+faker@5.5.1:
+  version "5.5.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/faker/-/faker-5.5.1.tgz#30e4e8ba15c8c08d0494ba935f247d8e2469675d"
+  integrity sha512-JCFXcVesClQ6RlSWmBMFQmGDAZq6hjbJAFgKALx31uPaQC6p3SWT2ojaJGD8bMQri+8VNqDOkI2F8QC+ABvZng==
 
 falafel@^2.1.0:
   version "2.1.0"