diff --git a/packages/vsx-registry/package.json b/packages/vsx-registry/package.json
index 93e0986562238..6fafd5462d040 100644
--- a/packages/vsx-registry/package.json
+++ b/packages/vsx-registry/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "@theia/workspace": "1.31.0",
     "luxon": "^2.4.0",
     "p-debounce": "^2.1.0",
-    "semver": "^5.4.1",
+    "semver": "^7.5.2",
     "uuid": "^8.0.0"
   },
   "publishConfig": {