diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d24eb84b277..797338e69e6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
         "chai": "^4.2.0",
         "clean-webpack-plugin": "^3.0.0",
         "core-js": "^3.6.5",
-        "crypto-js": "^3.3.0",
+        "crypto-js": "^4.2.0",
         "decache": "^4.6.0",
         "dependency-check": "^4.1.0",
         "ethereumjs-common": "^1.3.2",