diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 38f4832b..9ea66aa4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "big-json": "^3.2.0",
-    "crypto-js": "^3.1.9-1",
+    "crypto-js": "^4.2.0",
     "es-event-emitter": "^1.3.9",
     "gun": "^0.2020.1237",
     "symlink-dir": "^5.0.1",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 6e79783c..67ceb5ff 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5723,10 +5723,10 @@ crypto-browserify@^3.11.0:
     randombytes "^2.0.0"
     randomfill "^1.0.3"
 
-crypto-js@^3.1.9-1:
-  version "3.3.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/crypto-js/-/crypto-js-3.3.0.tgz#846dd1cce2f68aacfa156c8578f926a609b7976b"
-  integrity sha512-DIT51nX0dCfKltpRiXV+/TVZq+Qq2NgF4644+K7Ttnla7zEzqc+kjJyiB96BHNyUTBxyjzRcZYpUdZa+QAqi6Q==
+crypto-js@^4.2.0:
+  version "4.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/crypto-js/-/crypto-js-4.2.0.tgz#4d931639ecdfd12ff80e8186dba6af2c2e856631"
+  integrity sha512-KALDyEYgpY+Rlob/iriUtjV6d5Eq+Y191A5g4UqLAi8CyGP9N1+FdVbkc1SxKc2r4YAYqG8JzO2KGL+AizD70Q==
 
 css-selector-parser@^1.4.1:
   version "1.4.1"