diff --git a/packages/gatsby-cli/package.json b/packages/gatsby-cli/package.json
index f955444270293..eae816ca69a8e 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby-cli/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "resolve-cwd": "^2.0.0",
     "source-map": "^0.5.7",
     "stack-trace": "^0.0.10",
-    "update-notifier": "^2.3.0",
+    "update-notifier": "^4.0.0",
     "yargs": "^11.1.0",
     "yurnalist": "^0.2.1"
   },