diff --git a/packages/parser-javascript/package.json b/packages/parser-javascript/package.json
index a04bf76f6c5..e7a436b37cf 100644
--- a/packages/parser-javascript/package.json
+++ b/packages/parser-javascript/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "@hint/utils": "^7.0.24",
     "@hint/utils-debug": "^1.0.11",
     "@types/estree-jsx": "^0.0.1",
-    "acorn": "^8.8.2",
+    "acorn": "^8.12.1",
     "acorn-jsx": "^5.3.2",
     "acorn-jsx-walk": "^2.0.0",
     "acorn-walk": "^8.2.0"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 5fcd9247bc3..b37348ee2ed 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1708,10 +1708,10 @@ acorn@^7.4.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/acorn/-/acorn-7.4.0.tgz#e1ad486e6c54501634c6c397c5c121daa383607c"
   integrity sha512-+G7P8jJmCHr+S+cLfQxygbWhXy+8YTVGzAkpEbcLo2mLoL7tij/VG41QSHACSf5QgYRhMZYHuNc6drJaO0Da+w==
 
-acorn@^8.1.0, acorn@^8.5.0, acorn@^8.7.1, acorn@^8.8.0, acorn@^8.8.1, acorn@^8.8.2:
-  version "8.8.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/acorn/-/acorn-8.8.2.tgz#1b2f25db02af965399b9776b0c2c391276d37c4a"
-  integrity sha512-xjIYgE8HBrkpd/sJqOGNspf8uHG+NOHGOw6a/Urj8taM2EXfdNAH2oFcPeIFfsv3+kz/mJrS5VuMqbNLjCa2vw==
+acorn@^8.1.0, acorn@^8.12.1, acorn@^8.5.0, acorn@^8.7.1, acorn@^8.8.0, acorn@^8.8.1:
+  version "8.12.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/acorn/-/acorn-8.12.1.tgz#71616bdccbe25e27a54439e0046e89ca76df2248"
+  integrity sha512-tcpGyI9zbizT9JbV6oYE477V6mTlXvvi0T0G3SNIYE2apm/G5huBa1+K89VGeovbg+jycCrfhl3ADxErOuO6Jg==
 
 addons-linter@5.23.0:
   version "5.23.0"