diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index aa129cf73..b3a492922 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "haraka-utils": "^1.1.3",
     "ipaddr.js": "~2.2.0",
     "node-gyp": "^10.2.0",
-    "nopt": "^7.2.1",
+    "nopt": "^8.0.0",
     "npid": "~0.4.0",
     "redis": "~4.7.0",
     "semver": "^7.6.3",