diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6f83ca3..cc0f38c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "loopback-connector": "^4.11.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "acorn": "^7.2.0",
+    "acorn": "^8.4.1",
     "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
     "eslint": "^7.1.0",
     "eslint-config-loopback": "^13.1.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ec8bee3..9cb7c3b 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -187,11 +187,16 @@ acorn-jsx@^5.2.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/acorn-jsx/-/acorn-jsx-5.2.0.tgz#4c66069173d6fdd68ed85239fc256226182b2ebe"
   integrity sha512-HiUX/+K2YpkpJ+SzBffkM/AQ2YE03S0U1kjTLVpoJdhZMOWy8qvXVN9JdLqv2QsaQ6MPYQIuNmwD8zOiYUofLQ==
 
-acorn@^7.1.1, acorn@^7.2.0:
+acorn@^7.1.1:
   version "7.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/acorn/-/acorn-7.2.0.tgz#17ea7e40d7c8640ff54a694c889c26f31704effe"
   integrity sha512-apwXVmYVpQ34m/i71vrApRrRKCWQnZZF1+npOD0WV5xZFfwWOmKGQ2RWlfdy9vWITsenisM8M0Qeq8agcFHNiQ==
 
+acorn@^8.4.1:
+  version "8.4.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/acorn/-/acorn-8.4.1.tgz#56c36251fc7cabc7096adc18f05afe814321a28c"
+  integrity sha512-asabaBSkEKosYKMITunzX177CXxQ4Q8BSSzMTKD+FefUhipQC70gfW5SiUDhYQ3vk8G+81HqQk7Fv9OXwwn9KA==
+
 agent-base@6:
   version "6.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/agent-base/-/agent-base-6.0.0.tgz#5d0101f19bbfaed39980b22ae866de153b93f09a"