diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d571f70e03..71d308cf05 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
     "typescript": "~3.8.3",
     "xhr2": "0.1.4",
     "yaml": "^1.7.2",
-    "yargs": "13.1.0"
+    "yargs": "15.3.0"
   },
   "// 2": "devDependencies are not used under Bazel. Many can be removed after test.sh is deleted.",
   "// 3": "when updating @bazel/bazel version you also need to update the RBE settings in .bazelrc (see https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/27935)",
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/package.json b/packages/compiler-cli/package.json
index 8a82928007..6c216bca28 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "semver": "^6.3.0",
     "source-map": "^0.6.1",
     "sourcemap-codec": "^1.4.8",
-    "yargs": "13.1.0"
+    "yargs": "15.3.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@angular/compiler": "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER",
diff --git a/packages/localize/package.json b/packages/localize/package.json
index 1d7203f85f..13248e787d 100644
--- a/packages/localize/package.json
+++ b/packages/localize/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "7.8.3",
     "glob": "7.1.2",
-    "yargs": "13.1.0"
+    "yargs": "15.3.0"
   },
   "publishConfig":{
     "registry":"https://wombat-dressing-room.appspot.com"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ae0852501a..332f198e70 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1790,9 +1790,9 @@
   integrity sha512-GW8b9qM+ebgW3/zjzPm0I1NxMvLaz/YKT9Ph6tTb+Fkeyzd9yLTvQ6ciQ2MorTRmb/qXmfjMerRpG4LviixaqQ==
 
 "@types/yargs@^11.1.1":
-  version "11.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/yargs/-/yargs-11.1.1.tgz#2e724257167fd6b615dbe4e54301e65fe597433f"
-  integrity sha512-Awgju4dqD8kHXX3jc/B/LaryJC7MsyNfnbN62lIbFzTi0GewH64zrkh4bxo/YTgVEK6r9V3GNecxMhXTJw0+jA==
+  version "11.1.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/yargs/-/yargs-11.1.5.tgz#8d71dfe4848ac5d714b75eca3df9cac75a4f8dac"
+  integrity sha512-1jmXgoIyzxQSm33lYgEXvegtkhloHbed2I0QGlTN66U2F9/ExqJWSCSmaWC0IB/g1tW+IYSp+tDhcZBYB1ZGog==
 
 "@types/z-schema@3.16.31":
   version "3.16.31"
@@ -2258,7 +2258,7 @@ ansi-styles@^3.2.1:
   dependencies:
     color-convert "^1.9.0"
 
-ansi-styles@^4.1.0:
+ansi-styles@^4.0.0, ansi-styles@^4.1.0:
   version "4.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ansi-styles/-/ansi-styles-4.2.1.tgz#90ae75c424d008d2624c5bf29ead3177ebfcf359"
   integrity sha512-9VGjrMsG1vePxcSweQsN20KY/c4zN0h9fLjqAbwbPfahM3t+NL+M9HC8xeXG2I8pX5NoamTGNuomEUFI7fcUjA==
@@ -3733,6 +3733,15 @@ cliui@^4.0.0:
     strip-ansi "^4.0.0"
     wrap-ansi "^2.0.0"
 
+cliui@^6.0.0:
+  version "6.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cliui/-/cliui-6.0.0.tgz#511d702c0c4e41ca156d7d0e96021f23e13225b1"
+  integrity sha512-t6wbgtoCXvAzst7QgXxJYqPt0usEfbgQdftEPbLL/cvv6HPE5VgvqCuAIDR0NgU52ds6rFwqrgakNLrHEjCbrQ==
+  dependencies:
+    string-width "^4.2.0"
+    strip-ansi "^6.0.0"
+    wrap-ansi "^6.2.0"
+
 clone-buffer@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/clone-buffer/-/clone-buffer-1.0.0.tgz#e3e25b207ac4e701af721e2cb5a16792cac3dc58"
@@ -5272,11 +5281,6 @@ elliptic@^6.0.0:
     minimalistic-assert "^1.0.0"
     minimalistic-crypto-utils "^1.0.0"
 
-emoji-regex@^7.0.1:
-  version "7.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/emoji-regex/-/emoji-regex-7.0.3.tgz#933a04052860c85e83c122479c4748a8e4c72156"
-  integrity sha512-CwBLREIQ7LvYFB0WyRvwhq5N5qPhc6PMjD6bYggFlI5YyDgl+0vxq5VHbMOFqLg7hfWzmu8T5Z1QofhmTIhItA==
-
 emoji-regex@^8.0.0:
   version "8.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/emoji-regex/-/emoji-regex-8.0.0.tgz#e818fd69ce5ccfcb404594f842963bf53164cc37"
@@ -6097,7 +6101,7 @@ find-up@^3.0.0:
   dependencies:
     locate-path "^3.0.0"
 
-find-up@^4.0.0:
+find-up@^4.0.0, find-up@^4.1.0:
   version "4.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/find-up/-/find-up-4.1.0.tgz#97afe7d6cdc0bc5928584b7c8d7b16e8a9aa5d19"
   integrity sha512-PpOwAdQ/YlXQ2vj8a3h8IipDuYRi3wceVQQGYWxNINccq40Anw7BlsEXCMbt1Zt+OLA6Fq9suIpIWD0OsnISlw==
@@ -10980,7 +10984,7 @@ os-locale@^2.0.0:
     lcid "^1.0.0"
     mem "^1.1.0"
 
-os-locale@^3.0.0, os-locale@^3.1.0:
+os-locale@^3.0.0:
   version "3.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/os-locale/-/os-locale-3.1.0.tgz#a802a6ee17f24c10483ab9935719cef4ed16bf1a"
   integrity sha512-Z8l3R4wYWM40/52Z+S265okfFj8Kt2cC2MKY+xNi3kFs+XGI7WXu/I309QQQYbRW4ijiZ+yxs9pqEhJh0DqW3Q==
@@ -13941,15 +13945,6 @@ string-width@^1.0.1:
     is-fullwidth-code-point "^2.0.0"
     strip-ansi "^4.0.0"
 
-string-width@^3.0.0:
-  version "3.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-width/-/string-width-3.1.0.tgz#22767be21b62af1081574306f69ac51b62203961"
-  integrity sha512-vafcv6KjVZKSgz06oM/H6GDBrAtz8vdhQakGjFIvNrHA6y3HCF1CInLy+QLq8dTJPQ1b+KDUqDFctkdRW44e1w==
-  dependencies:
-    emoji-regex "^7.0.1"
-    is-fullwidth-code-point "^2.0.0"
-    strip-ansi "^5.1.0"
-
 string-width@^4.1.0:
   version "4.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-width/-/string-width-4.1.0.tgz#ba846d1daa97c3c596155308063e075ed1c99aff"
@@ -13959,6 +13954,15 @@ string-width@^4.1.0:
     is-fullwidth-code-point "^3.0.0"
     strip-ansi "^5.2.0"
 
+string-width@^4.2.0:
+  version "4.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-width/-/string-width-4.2.0.tgz#952182c46cc7b2c313d1596e623992bd163b72b5"
+  integrity sha512-zUz5JD+tgqtuDjMhwIg5uFVV3dtqZ9yQJlZVfq4I01/K5Paj5UHj7VyrQOJvzawSVlKpObApbfD0Ed6yJc+1eg==
+  dependencies:
+    emoji-regex "^8.0.0"
+    is-fullwidth-code-point "^3.0.0"
+    strip-ansi "^6.0.0"
+
 string.prototype.trimleft@^2.1.0:
   version "2.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string.prototype.trimleft/-/string.prototype.trimleft-2.1.0.tgz#6cc47f0d7eb8d62b0f3701611715a3954591d634"
@@ -15666,6 +15670,15 @@ wrap-ansi@^2.0.0:
     string-width "^1.0.1"
     strip-ansi "^3.0.1"
 
+wrap-ansi@^6.2.0:
+  version "6.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/wrap-ansi/-/wrap-ansi-6.2.0.tgz#e9393ba07102e6c91a3b221478f0257cd2856e53"
+  integrity sha512-r6lPcBGxZXlIcymEu7InxDMhdW0KDxpLgoFLcguasxCaJ/SOIZwINatK9KY/tf+ZrlywOKU0UDj3ATXUBfxJXA==
+  dependencies:
+    ansi-styles "^4.0.0"
+    string-width "^4.1.0"
+    strip-ansi "^6.0.0"
+
 wrappy@1:
   version "1.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/wrappy/-/wrappy-1.0.2.tgz#b5243d8f3ec1aa35f1364605bc0d1036e30ab69f"
@@ -15820,10 +15833,10 @@ yargs-parser@^11.1.1:
     camelcase "^5.0.0"
     decamelize "^1.2.0"
 
-yargs-parser@^13.0.0:
-  version "13.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-13.0.0.tgz#3fc44f3e76a8bdb1cc3602e860108602e5ccde8b"
-  integrity sha512-w2LXjoL8oRdRQN+hOyppuXs+V/fVAYtpcrRxZuF7Kt/Oc+Jr2uAcVntaUTNT6w5ihoWfFDpNY8CPx1QskxZ/pw==
+yargs-parser@^18.1.0:
+  version "18.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-18.1.0.tgz#1b0ab1118ebd41f68bb30e729f4c83df36ae84c3"
+  integrity sha512-o/Jr6JBOv6Yx3pL+5naWSoIA2jJ+ZkMYQG/ie9qFbukBe4uzmBatlXFOiu/tNKRWEtyf+n5w7jc/O16ufqOTdQ==
   dependencies:
     camelcase "^5.0.0"
     decamelize "^1.2.0"
@@ -15853,22 +15866,22 @@ yargs@12.0.5:
     y18n "^3.2.1 || ^4.0.0"
     yargs-parser "^11.1.1"
 
-yargs@13.1.0:
-  version "13.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs/-/yargs-13.1.0.tgz#b2729ce4bfc0c584939719514099d8a916ad2301"
-  integrity sha512-1UhJbXfzHiPqkfXNHYhiz79qM/kZqjTE8yGlEjZa85Q+3+OwcV6NRkV7XOV1W2Eom2bzILeUn55pQYffjVOLAg==
+yargs@15.3.0:
+  version "15.3.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs/-/yargs-15.3.0.tgz#403af6edc75b3ae04bf66c94202228ba119f0976"
+  integrity sha512-g/QCnmjgOl1YJjGsnUg2SatC7NUYEiLXJqxNOQU9qSpjzGtGXda9b+OKccr1kLTy8BN9yqEyqfq5lxlwdc13TA==
   dependencies:
-    cliui "^4.0.0"
-    find-up "^3.0.0"
+    cliui "^6.0.0"
+    decamelize "^1.2.0"
+    find-up "^4.1.0"
     get-caller-file "^2.0.1"
-    os-locale "^3.1.0"
     require-directory "^2.1.1"
     require-main-filename "^2.0.0"
     set-blocking "^2.0.0"
-    string-width "^3.0.0"
+    string-width "^4.2.0"
     which-module "^2.0.0"
     y18n "^4.0.0"
-    yargs-parser "^13.0.0"
+    yargs-parser "^18.1.0"
 
 yargs@^11.0.0:
   version "11.1.0"