diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 40182bc9b6..525077ca35 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "@babel/types": "7.8.3",
     "@ethersproject/asm": "^5.0.5",
     "@ethersproject/basex": "^5.0.3",
-    "ethers": "^5.0.13",
+    "ethers": "^6.0.0",
     "mime-types": "2.1.11",
     "scrypt-js": "3.0.1",
     "solc": "0.7.1",