diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 635b59d61..30facb051 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "gatsby-source-filesystem": "^4.8.0",
     "gatsby-transformer-remark": "^5.8.0",
     "global": "^4.4.0",
-    "graphql": "^16.2.0",
+    "graphql": "^16.8.1",
     "is-absolute-url": "^4.0.1",
     "lodash.flatten": "^4.4.0",
     "lodash.startcase": "^4.4.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 6a8938f1a..c71b8b0d7 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8495,10 +8495,10 @@ graphql@^15.7.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graphql/-/graphql-15.8.0.tgz#33410e96b012fa3bdb1091cc99a94769db212b38"
   integrity sha512-5gghUc24tP9HRznNpV2+FIoq3xKkj5dTQqf4v0CpdPbFVwFkWoxOM+o+2OC9ZSvjEMTjfmG9QT+gcvggTwW1zw==
 
-graphql@^16.2.0:
-  version "16.5.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graphql/-/graphql-16.5.0.tgz#41b5c1182eaac7f3d47164fb247f61e4dfb69c85"
-  integrity sha512-qbHgh8Ix+j/qY+a/ZcJnFQ+j8ezakqPiHwPiZhV/3PgGlgf96QMBB5/f2rkiC9sgLoy/xvT6TSiaf2nTHJh5iA==
+graphql@^16.8.1:
+  version "16.8.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graphql/-/graphql-16.8.1.tgz#1930a965bef1170603702acdb68aedd3f3cf6f07"
+  integrity sha512-59LZHPdGZVh695Ud9lRzPBVTtlX9ZCV150Er2W43ro37wVof0ctenSaskPPjN7lVTIN8mSZt8PHUNKZuNQUuxw==
 
 gray-matter@^4.0.2, gray-matter@^4.0.3:
   version "4.0.3"