diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3bb069791..078fe2ab9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 		"@octokit/graphql": "4.8.0",
 		"@octokit/rest": "18.11.1",
 		"JSONStream": "1.3.5",
-		"axe-core": "4.3.3",
+		"axe-core": "4.9.0",
 		"cheerio": "1.0.0-rc.3",
 		"fs-extra": "10.0.0",
 		"ink": "2.7.1",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e2a0b1e9e..352b4dfec 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1768,10 +1768,10 @@ axe-core@4.2.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/axe-core/-/axe-core-4.2.3.tgz#2a3afc332f0031b42f602f4a3de03c211ca98f72"
   integrity sha512-pXnVMfJKSIWU2Ml4JHP7pZEPIrgBO1Fd3WGx+fPBsS+KRGhE4vxooD8XBGWbQOIVSZsVK7pUDBBkCicNu80yzQ==
 
-axe-core@4.3.3:
-  version "4.3.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/axe-core/-/axe-core-4.3.3.tgz#b55cd8e8ddf659fe89b064680e1c6a4dceab0325"
-  integrity sha512-/lqqLAmuIPi79WYfRpy2i8z+x+vxU3zX2uAm0gs1q52qTuKwolOj1P8XbufpXcsydrpKx2yGn2wzAnxCMV86QA==
+axe-core@4.9.0:
+  version "4.9.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/axe-core/-/axe-core-4.9.0.tgz#b18971494551ab39d4ff5f7d4c6411bd20cc7c2a"
+  integrity sha512-H5orY+M2Fr56DWmMFpMrq5Ge93qjNdPVqzBv5gWK3aD1OvjBEJlEzxf09z93dGVQeI0LiW+aCMIx1QtShC/zUw==
 
 babel-jest@^26.6.3:
   version "26.6.3"