diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1d6dd7f5..233aa4e3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "grain": "sourcecred grain"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
+    "rimraf": "^4.1.2",
     "dotenv-cli": "^4.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 9e3644ee..2df76cda 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4728,6 +4728,11 @@ rimraf@^3.0.0, rimraf@^3.0.2:
   dependencies:
     glob "^7.1.3"
 
+rimraf@^4.1.2:
+  version "4.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/rimraf/-/rimraf-4.1.2.tgz#20dfbc98083bdfaa28b01183162885ef213dbf7c"
+  integrity sha512-BlIbgFryTbw3Dz6hyoWFhKk+unCcHMSkZGrTFVAx2WmttdBSonsdtRlwiuTbDqTKr+UlXIUqJVS4QT5tUzGENQ==
+
 ripemd160@^2.0.0, ripemd160@^2.0.1:
   version "2.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ripemd160/-/ripemd160-2.0.2.tgz#a1c1a6f624751577ba5d07914cbc92850585890c"