diff --git a/qt/org.eclipse.cdt.qt.core/acorn-qml/package.json b/qt/org.eclipse.cdt.qt.core/acorn-qml/package.json
index 12ed66314d6..613051ce3f1 100644
--- a/qt/org.eclipse.cdt.qt.core/acorn-qml/package.json
+++ b/qt/org.eclipse.cdt.qt.core/acorn-qml/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
 		"test": "node test/run.js"
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
-		"acorn": "^2.6.4"
+		"acorn": "^7.1.1"
 	}
 }
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