diff --git a/generators/java/package.json b/generators/java/package.json
index 52709c4aea..d6f9304edf 100644
--- a/generators/java/package.json
+++ b/generators/java/package.json
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@
         "chalk": "~4.0.0",
         "lodash": "~4.17.15",
         "mkdirp": "^1.0.4",
-        "yeoman-generator": "~4.10.1"
+        "yeoman-generator": "~5.0.0"
     }
 }