diff --git a/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
index 11e9f6375cd46e..f1772862d9e541 100644
--- a/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@
       "version": "1.6.2"
     },
     "cross-env": {
-      "version": "4.0.0"
+      "version": "5.1.1"
     },
     "cross-spawn": {
       "version": "5.1.0"
@@ -7841,4 +7841,4 @@
       "version": "2.2.3"
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0821317666fc81..997858176fbe34 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     "copy-webpack-plugin": "4.0.1",
     "create-react-class": "15.6.2",
     "creditcards": "2.1.2",
-    "cross-env": "4.0.0",
+    "cross-env": "5.1.1",
     "d3-array": "1.2.0",
     "d3-scale": "1.0.6",
     "d3-selection": "1.1.0",
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
     "npm": "3.10.10"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "preanalyze-bundles": "cross-env WEBPACK_OUTPUT_JSON=1 CALYPSO_ENV=production npm run -s env -- node --max_old_space_size=8192 ./node_modules/.bin/webpack --config webpack.config.js --profile --json > stats.json",
+    "preanalyze-bundles": "cross-env-shell WEBPACK_OUTPUT_JSON=1 CALYPSO_ENV=production npm run -s env -- node --max_old_space_size=8192 ./node_modules/.bin/webpack --config webpack.config.js --profile --json > stats.json",
     "analyze-bundles": "webpack-bundle-analyzer stats.json public -h 0.0.0.0 -p 9898",
     "analyze-css": "node bin/analyze-css.js",
     "autoprefixer": "postcss -r --use autoprefixer",
@@ -199,10 +199,10 @@
     "clean:public": "npm run -s rm -- public .css .css.map .js .js.map && npm run -s rm -- public/sections .css .css.map && npm run -s rm -- public/sections-rtl .css .css.map",
     "codemod": "node bin/codemods/run",
     "predashboard": "npm run -s install-if-deps-outdated",
-    "dashboard": "cross-env DASHBOARD=1 webpack-dashboard -- npm start",
+    "dashboard": "cross-env-shell DASHBOARD=1 webpack-dashboard -- npm start",
     "distclean": "npm run -s clean && npm run -s rm -- node_modules",
     "docker": "docker run -it --name wp-calypso --rm -p 80:3000 -e NODE_ENV=wpcalypso -e CALYPSO_ENV=wpcalypso wp-calypso",
-    "env": "cross-env NODE_PATH=$NODE_PATH:server:client:.",
+    "env": "cross-env-shell NODE_PATH=$NODE_PATH:server:client:.",
     "eslint-branch": "node bin/eslint-branch.js",
     "install-if-deps-outdated": "node bin/install-if-deps-outdated.js",
     "install-if-no-packages": "node bin/install-if-no-packages.js",
@@ -219,21 +219,21 @@
     "postshrinkwrap": "node bin/trim-shrinkwrap.js && touch node_modules",
     "prestart": "npm run -s install-if-deps-outdated && node bin/welcome.js && ( check-node-version --package || exit 0 )",
     "start": "npm run -s build",
-    "poststart": "npm run -s env -- cross-env node $NODE_ARGS build/bundle.js",
+    "poststart": "npm run -s env -- cross-env-shell node $NODE_ARGS build/bundle.js",
     "reformat-files": "node bin/reformat-files.js",
     "pretest": "npm run -s install-if-deps-outdated",
     "test": "run-s -s test-client test-server",
     "pretest-client": "npm run -s pretest",
     "test-client": "jest -c=test/client/jest.config.json",
-    "test-client:ci": "cross-env TEST_REPORT_FILENAME=./test-results-client.xml jest -c=test/client/jest.config.ci.js -w=2",
+    "test-client:ci": "cross-env-shell TEST_REPORT_FILENAME=./test-results-client.xml jest -c=test/client/jest.config.ci.js -w=2",
     "test-client:watch": "npm run -s test-client -- --watch",
     "pretest-integration": "npm run -s pretest",
     "test-integration": "jest -c=test/integration/jest.config.json",
-    "test-integration:ci": "cross-env TEST_REPORT_FILENAME=./test-results-integration.xml jest -c=test/integration/jest.config.ci.js -w=2",
+    "test-integration:ci": "cross-env-shell TEST_REPORT_FILENAME=./test-results-integration.xml jest -c=test/integration/jest.config.ci.js -w=2",
     "test-integration:watch": "npm run -s test-integration -- --watch",
     "pretest-server": "npm run -s pretest",
     "test-server": "jest -c=test/server/jest.config.json",
-    "test-server:ci": "cross-env TEST_REPORT_FILENAME=./test-results-server.xml jest -c=test/server/jest.config.ci.js -w=2",
+    "test-server:ci": "cross-env-shell TEST_REPORT_FILENAME=./test-results-server.xml jest -c=test/server/jest.config.ci.js -w=2",
     "test-server:coverage": "npm run -s test-server -- --coverage",
     "test-server:watch": "npm run -s test-server -- --watch",
     "translate": "i18n-calypso --format pot --output-file ./calypso-strings.pot -e date \"**/*.js\" \"**/*.jsx\" \"!build/**\" \"!node_modules/**\" \"!public/**\" \"!client/extensions/**\"",