diff --git a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/package.json b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/package.json
index ce496abe9c7f1..9f1959fc87bf3 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/package.json
+++ b/packages/kbn-plugin-helpers/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "gulp-babel": "^8.0.0",
     "gulp-rename": "1.4.0",
     "gulp-zip": "4.2.0",
-    "inquirer": "^1.2.2",
+    "inquirer": "^7.0.5",
     "minimatch": "^3.0.4",
     "node-sass": "^4.9.4",
     "through2": "^2.0.3",