diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1e8229e0a91..cbceef8030c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
     "markserv": "github:sukima/markserv#feature/fix-broken-websoketio-link",
     "mocha": "^10.0.0",
     "replace-in-file": "^2.5.3",
-    "shelljs": "^0.7.7",
+    "shelljs": "^0.8.5",
     "shx": "^0.2.2",
     "sinon": "<12.0.0",
     "sinon-chai": "^3.7.0",