diff --git a/.github/workflows/snyk_sca_scan.yaml b/.github/workflows/snyk_sca_scan.yaml
index 608be5ec7a83..eee0c34ebb83 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/snyk_sca_scan.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/snyk_sca_scan.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Perform SCA Scan
         continue-on-error: false
         run: |
-          snyk test --all-projects --strict-out-of-sync=false --detection-depth=6 --exclude=system-tests,tooling,docker,Dockerfile --severity-threshold=critical
+          snyk test --all-projects --strict-out-of-sync=false --detection-depth=6 --exclude=.nx,system-tests,tooling,docker,Dockerfile --severity-threshold=critical
         env:
           SNYK_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SNYK_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 113d0f535024..67efe1711a6a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -14972,9 +14972,9 @@ elegant-spinner@^1.0.1:
   integrity sha1-2wQ1IcldfjA/2PNFvtwzSc+wcp4=
 
 elliptic@^6.5.3, elliptic@^6.5.4:
-  version "6.5.7"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/elliptic/-/elliptic-6.5.7.tgz#8ec4da2cb2939926a1b9a73619d768207e647c8b"
-  integrity sha512-ESVCtTwiA+XhY3wyh24QqRGBoP3rEdDUl3EDUUo9tft074fi19IrdpH7hLCMMP3CIj7jb3W96rn8lt/BqIlt5Q==
+  version "6.6.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/elliptic/-/elliptic-6.6.1.tgz#3b8ffb02670bf69e382c7f65bf524c97c5405c06"
+  integrity sha512-RaddvvMatK2LJHqFJ+YA4WysVN5Ita9E35botqIYspQ4TkRAlCicdzKOjlyv/1Za5RyTNn7di//eEV0uTAfe3g==
   dependencies:
     bn.js "^4.11.9"
     brorand "^1.1.0"