diff --git a/packages/gatsby-codemods/package.json b/packages/gatsby-codemods/package.json
index 0d2ae76a4fc3a..3a25f4e9a0474 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-codemods/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby-codemods/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "@babel/plugin-syntax-typescript": "^7.20.0",
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.20.13",
     "execa": "^5.1.1",
-    "graphql": "^16.6.0",
+    "graphql": "^16.9.0",
     "jscodeshift": "0.13.1",
     "recast": "0.20.5"
   },
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 944937fc988c8..f6114adbe0f5b 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -12828,7 +12828,7 @@ graphql-type-json@0.3.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graphql-type-json/-/graphql-type-json-0.3.2.tgz#f53a851dbfe07bd1c8157d24150064baab41e115"
   integrity sha512-J+vjof74oMlCWXSvt0DOf2APEdZOCdubEvGDUAlqH//VBYcOYsGgRW7Xzorr44LvkjiuvecWc8fChxuZZbChtg==
 
-"graphql@^15.0.0 || ^16.0.0", graphql@^16.6.0, graphql@^16.7.1:
+"graphql@^15.0.0 || ^16.0.0", graphql@^16.7.1, graphql@^16.9.0:
   version "16.9.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graphql/-/graphql-16.9.0.tgz#1c310e63f16a49ce1fbb230bd0a000e99f6f115f"
   integrity sha512-GGTKBX4SD7Wdb8mqeDLni2oaRGYQWjWHGKPQ24ZMnUtKfcsVoiv4uX8+LJr1K6U5VW2Lu1BwJnj7uiori0YtRw==