diff --git a/aio/package.json b/aio/package.json
index 0a785872f9..3922a8354a 100644
--- a/aio/package.json
+++ b/aio/package.json
@@ -178,6 +178,6 @@
     "unist-util-visit-parents": "^1.1.1",
     "watchr": "^3.0.1",
     "xregexp": "^4.0.0",
-    "yargs": "^16.1.0"
+    "yargs": "^16.2.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/aio/yarn.lock b/aio/yarn.lock
index 7b666306b0..6e5d4e71ad 100644
--- a/aio/yarn.lock
+++ b/aio/yarn.lock
@@ -14772,11 +14772,6 @@ y18n@^4.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/y18n/-/y18n-4.0.0.tgz#95ef94f85ecc81d007c264e190a120f0a3c8566b"
   integrity sha512-r9S/ZyXu/Xu9q1tYlpsLIsa3EeLXXk0VwlxqTcFRfg9EhMW+17kbt9G0NrgCmhGb5vT2hyhJZLfDGx+7+5Uj/w==
 
-y18n@^5.0.2:
-  version "5.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/y18n/-/y18n-5.0.3.tgz#978115b82befe2b5c762bf55980b7b01a4a2d5d9"
-  integrity sha512-JeFbcHQ/7hVmMBXW6UB6Tg7apStHd/ztGz1JN78y3pFi/q0Ht1eA6PVkvw56gm7UA8fcJR/ziRlYEDMGoju0yQ==
-
 y18n@^5.0.5:
   version "5.0.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/y18n/-/y18n-5.0.5.tgz#8769ec08d03b1ea2df2500acef561743bbb9ab18"
@@ -14861,20 +14856,7 @@ yargs@^15.3.1:
     y18n "^4.0.0"
     yargs-parser "^18.1.1"
 
-yargs@^16.1.0:
-  version "16.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs/-/yargs-16.1.0.tgz#fc333fe4791660eace5a894b39d42f851cd48f2a"
-  integrity sha512-upWFJOmDdHN0syLuESuvXDmrRcWd1QafJolHskzaw79uZa7/x53gxQKiR07W59GWY1tFhhU/Th9DrtSfpS782g==
-  dependencies:
-    cliui "^7.0.2"
-    escalade "^3.1.1"
-    get-caller-file "^2.0.5"
-    require-directory "^2.1.1"
-    string-width "^4.2.0"
-    y18n "^5.0.2"
-    yargs-parser "^20.2.2"
-
-yargs@^16.1.1:
+yargs@^16.1.1, yargs@^16.2.0:
   version "16.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs/-/yargs-16.2.0.tgz#1c82bf0f6b6a66eafce7ef30e376f49a12477f66"
   integrity sha512-D1mvvtDG0L5ft/jGWkLpG1+m0eQxOfaBvTNELraWj22wSVUMWxZUvYgJYcKh6jGGIkJFhH4IZPQhR4TKpc8mBw==
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index da4544559e..bd82ab4fd9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
     "typescript": "~4.2.3",
     "xhr2": "0.2.0",
     "yaml": "^1.10.0",
-    "yargs": "^16.1.1"
+    "yargs": "^16.2.0"
   },
   "// 2": "devDependencies are not used under Bazel. Many can be removed after test.sh is deleted.",
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/package.json b/packages/compiler-cli/package.json
index 00600424d9..a6c2a4c3c3 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "source-map": "^0.6.1",
     "sourcemap-codec": "^1.4.8",
     "tslib": "^2.1.0",
-    "yargs": "^16.1.1"
+    "yargs": "^16.2.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@angular/compiler": "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER",
diff --git a/packages/localize/package.json b/packages/localize/package.json
index ed947cb335..ec855bd441 100644
--- a/packages/localize/package.json
+++ b/packages/localize/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "7.8.3",
     "glob": "7.1.2",
-    "yargs": "^16.1.1"
+    "yargs": "^16.2.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@angular/compiler": "0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index b6ca40aff3..54ffa182fc 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3171,7 +3171,14 @@ ansi-styles@^3.2.0, ansi-styles@^3.2.1:
   dependencies:
     color-convert "^1.9.0"
 
-ansi-styles@^4.0.0, ansi-styles@^4.1.0:
+ansi-styles@^4.0.0:
+  version "4.3.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ansi-styles/-/ansi-styles-4.3.0.tgz#edd803628ae71c04c85ae7a0906edad34b648937"
+  integrity sha512-zbB9rCJAT1rbjiVDb2hqKFHNYLxgtk8NURxZ3IZwD3F6NtxbXZQCnnSi1Lkx+IDohdPlFp222wVALIheZJQSEg==
+  dependencies:
+    color-convert "^2.0.1"
+
+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==
@@ -14510,9 +14517,9 @@ string-width@^3.0.0, string-width@^3.1.0:
     strip-ansi "^5.1.0"
 
 string-width@^4.1.0, 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==
+  version "4.2.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-width/-/string-width-4.2.2.tgz#dafd4f9559a7585cfba529c6a0a4f73488ebd4c5"
+  integrity sha512-XBJbT3N4JhVumXE0eoLU9DCjcaF92KLNqTmFCnG1pf8duUxFGwtP6AD6nkjw9a3IdiRtL3E2w3JDiE/xi3vOeA==
   dependencies:
     emoji-regex "^8.0.0"
     is-fullwidth-code-point "^3.0.0"
@@ -16515,7 +16522,12 @@ yargs-parser@^20.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-20.2.6.tgz#69f920addf61aafc0b8b89002f5d66e28f2d8b20"
   integrity sha512-AP1+fQIWSM/sMiET8fyayjx/J+JmTPt2Mr0FkrgqB4todtfa53sOsrSAcIrJRD5XS20bKUwaDIuMkWKCEiQLKA==
 
-yargs-parser@^20.2.2, yargs-parser@^20.2.3:
+yargs-parser@^20.2.2:
+  version "20.2.7"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-20.2.7.tgz#61df85c113edfb5a7a4e36eb8aa60ef423cbc90a"
+  integrity sha512-FiNkvbeHzB/syOjIUxFDCnhSfzAL8R5vs40MgLFBorXACCOAEaWu0gRZl14vG8MR9AOJIZbmkjhusqBYZ3HTHw==
+
+yargs-parser@^20.2.3:
   version "20.2.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-20.2.4.tgz#b42890f14566796f85ae8e3a25290d205f154a54"
   integrity sha512-WOkpgNhPTlE73h4VFAFsOnomJVaovO8VqLDzy5saChRBFQFBoMYirowyW+Q9HB4HFF4Z7VZTiG3iSzJJA29yRA==
@@ -16571,7 +16583,7 @@ yargs@^14.2.3:
     y18n "^4.0.0"
     yargs-parser "^15.0.1"
 
-yargs@^16.0.0:
+yargs@^16.0.0, yargs@^16.2.0:
   version "16.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs/-/yargs-16.2.0.tgz#1c82bf0f6b6a66eafce7ef30e376f49a12477f66"
   integrity sha512-D1mvvtDG0L5ft/jGWkLpG1+m0eQxOfaBvTNELraWj22wSVUMWxZUvYgJYcKh6jGGIkJFhH4IZPQhR4TKpc8mBw==
@@ -16584,19 +16596,6 @@ yargs@^16.0.0:
     y18n "^5.0.5"
     yargs-parser "^20.2.2"
 
-yargs@^16.1.1:
-  version "16.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs/-/yargs-16.1.1.tgz#5a4a095bd1ca806b0a50d0c03611d38034d219a1"
-  integrity sha512-hAD1RcFP/wfgfxgMVswPE+z3tlPFtxG8/yWUrG2i17sTWGCGqWnxKcLTF4cUKDUK8fzokwsmO9H0TDkRbMHy8w==
-  dependencies:
-    cliui "^7.0.2"
-    escalade "^3.1.1"
-    get-caller-file "^2.0.5"
-    require-directory "^2.1.1"
-    string-width "^4.2.0"
-    y18n "^5.0.5"
-    yargs-parser "^20.2.2"
-
 yargs@^7.1.0:
   version "7.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs/-/yargs-7.1.1.tgz#67f0ef52e228d4ee0d6311acede8850f53464df6"