diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 22c9e77d1..5dd9b77ca 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
       "dependencies": {
         "lunr": "^2.3.9",
         "marked": "^4.2.12",
-        "minimatch": "^6.1.6",
+        "minimatch": "^7.1.3",
         "shiki": "^0.14.1"
       },
       "bin": {
@@ -2434,9 +2434,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/minimatch": {
-      "version": "6.1.6",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-6.1.6.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-6bR3UIeh/DF8+p6A9Spyuy67ShOq42rOkHWi7eUe3Ua99Zo5lZfGC6lJJWkeoK4k9jQFT3Pl7czhTXimG2XheA==",
+      "version": "7.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-7.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-kpcwpcyeYtgSzpOvUf+9RiaPgrqtR2NwuqejBV2VkWxR+KC8jMWTb76zSlVJXy6ypbY39u66Un4gTk0ryiXm2g==",
       "dependencies": {
         "brace-expansion": "^2.0.1"
       },
@@ -5342,9 +5342,9 @@
       }
     },
     "minimatch": {
-      "version": "6.1.6",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-6.1.6.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-6bR3UIeh/DF8+p6A9Spyuy67ShOq42rOkHWi7eUe3Ua99Zo5lZfGC6lJJWkeoK4k9jQFT3Pl7czhTXimG2XheA==",
+      "version": "7.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-7.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-kpcwpcyeYtgSzpOvUf+9RiaPgrqtR2NwuqejBV2VkWxR+KC8jMWTb76zSlVJXy6ypbY39u66Un4gTk0ryiXm2g==",
       "requires": {
         "brace-expansion": "^2.0.1"
       }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 854559ecc..5f4145072 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "lunr": "^2.3.9",
     "marked": "^4.2.12",
-    "minimatch": "^6.1.6",
+    "minimatch": "^7.1.3",
     "shiki": "^0.14.1"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/lib/converter/converter.ts b/src/lib/converter/converter.ts
index 3759ac054..d934d6898 100644
--- a/src/lib/converter/converter.ts
+++ b/src/lib/converter/converter.ts
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ export class Converter extends ChildableComponent<
     /** @internal */
     @BindOption("externalPattern")
     externalPattern!: string[];
-    private externalPatternCache?: InstanceType<typeof Minimatch>[];
-    private excludeCache?: InstanceType<typeof Minimatch>[];
+    private externalPatternCache?: Minimatch[];
+    private excludeCache?: Minimatch[];
 
     /** @internal */
     @BindOption("excludeExternals")
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/package-manifest.ts b/src/lib/utils/package-manifest.ts
index e4951e260..0ec0cdc15 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/package-manifest.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/package-manifest.ts
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ export function expandPackages(
     logger: Logger,
     packageJsonDir: string,
     workspaces: string[],
-    exclude: InstanceType<typeof Minimatch>[]
+    exclude: Minimatch[]
 ): string[] {
     // Technically npm and Yarn workspaces don't support recursive nesting,
     // however we support the passing of paths to either packages or
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/paths.ts b/src/lib/utils/paths.ts
index 9014b48b3..24c4d0557 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/paths.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/paths.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ import { normalizePath } from "./fs";
  *
  * Handle a few Windows-Unix path gotchas.
  */
-export function createMinimatch(
-    patterns: string[]
-): InstanceType<typeof Minimatch>[] {
+export function createMinimatch(patterns: string[]): Minimatch[] {
     return patterns.map(
         (pattern) =>
             new Minimatch(normalizePath(pattern).replace(/^\w:\//, ""), {
@@ -18,10 +16,7 @@ export function createMinimatch(
     );
 }
 
-export function matchesAny(
-    patterns: readonly InstanceType<typeof Minimatch>[],
-    path: string
-) {
+export function matchesAny(patterns: readonly Minimatch[], path: string) {
     const normPath = normalizePath(path).replace(/^\w:\//, "");
     return patterns.some((pat) => pat.match(normPath));
 }