diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b3adaec9c4..29fd257477 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
     "source-map": "0.7.3",
     "source-map-loader": "0.2.4",
     "source-map-support": "0.5.16",
-    "strip-json-comments": "2.0.1",
+    "strip-json-comments": "^3.1.1",
     "style-loader": "1.0.0",
     "styled-components": "5.0.0",
     "stylus": "0.54.5",
diff --git a/packages/devkit/package.json b/packages/devkit/package.json
index b016040c01..dccddc59f0 100644
--- a/packages/devkit/package.json
+++ b/packages/devkit/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "ejs": "^3.1.5",
     "ignore": "^5.0.4",
     "semver": "7.3.4",
-    "strip-json-comments": "2.0.1",
+    "strip-json-comments": "^3.1.1",
     "tslib": "^2.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/jest/package.json b/packages/jest/package.json
index 75f50c256f..703b764f77 100644
--- a/packages/jest/package.json
+++ b/packages/jest/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "@nrwl/devkit": "*",
     "jest-resolve": "^26.6.2",
     "rxjs": "^6.5.4",
-    "strip-json-comments": "2.0.1",
+    "strip-json-comments": "^3.1.1",
     "tslib": "^2.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/tao/package.json b/packages/tao/package.json
index db7cc1db81..355c8cca59 100644
--- a/packages/tao/package.json
+++ b/packages/tao/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     "enquirer": "~2.3.6",
     "minimist": "^1.2.5",
     "rxjs": "^6.5.4",
-    "strip-json-comments": "2.0.1",
+    "strip-json-comments": "^3.1.1",
     "semver": "7.3.4",
     "tmp": "~0.2.1",
     "tslib": "^2.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/workspace/package.json b/packages/workspace/package.json
index b012a10bf3..950cd6d490 100644
--- a/packages/workspace/package.json
+++ b/packages/workspace/package.json
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     "open": "^7.4.2",
     "rxjs": "^6.5.4",
     "semver": "7.3.4",
-    "strip-json-comments": "2.0.1",
+    "strip-json-comments": "^3.1.1",
     "tmp": "~0.2.1",
     "yargs": "15.4.1",
     "yargs-parser": "20.0.0",