diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index be09563796208..9e36c93c227d4 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
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     "@hot-loader/react-dom": "^16.13.0",
     "@manypkg/get-packages": "^1.1.3",
-    "@octokit/request": "^5.4.12",
+    "@octokit/request": "^8.1.4",
     "@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "^21.0.1",
     "@rollup/plugin-json": "^4.1.0",
     "@rollup/plugin-node-resolve": "^13.0.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 9f6bf3d5d85b0..507aaa0a493a9 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5074,6 +5074,15 @@
     is-plain-object "^3.0.0"
     universal-user-agent "^5.0.0"
 
+"@octokit/endpoint@^9.0.0":
+  version "9.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/endpoint/-/endpoint-9.0.2.tgz#f9098bf15b893ac30c144c5e77da0322ad41b008"
+  integrity sha512-qhKW8YLIi+Kmc92FQUFGr++DYtkx/1fBv+Thua6baqnjnOsgBYJDCvWZR1YcINuHGOEQt416WOfE+A/oG60NBQ==
+  dependencies:
+    "@octokit/types" "^12.0.0"
+    is-plain-object "^5.0.0"
+    universal-user-agent "^6.0.0"
+
 "@octokit/graphql@^4.5.8":
   version "4.7.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/graphql/-/graphql-4.7.0.tgz#cbe12edc2bc61e9eaa5f9e5d092644c92b6fcb74"
@@ -5104,10 +5113,10 @@
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/openapi-types/-/openapi-types-11.2.0.tgz#b38d7fc3736d52a1e96b230c1ccd4a58a2f400a6"
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-"@octokit/openapi-types@^7.3.2":
-  version "7.3.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/openapi-types/-/openapi-types-7.3.2.tgz#065ce49b338043ec7f741316ce06afd4d459d944"
-  integrity sha512-oJhK/yhl9Gt430OrZOzAl2wJqR0No9445vmZ9Ey8GjUZUpwuu/vmEFP0TDhDXdpGDoxD6/EIFHJEcY8nHXpDTA==
+"@octokit/openapi-types@^19.0.2":
+  version "19.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/openapi-types/-/openapi-types-19.0.2.tgz#d72778fe2f6151314b6f0201fbc771bb741276fc"
+  integrity sha512-8li32fUDUeml/ACRp/njCWTsk5t17cfTM1jp9n08pBrqs5cDFJubtjsSnuz56r5Tad6jdEPJld7LxNp9dNcyjQ==
 
 "@octokit/plugin-enterprise-rest@^6.0.1":
   version "6.0.1"
@@ -5163,6 +5172,15 @@
     deprecation "^2.0.0"
     once "^1.4.0"
 
+"@octokit/request-error@^5.0.0":
+  version "5.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/request-error/-/request-error-5.0.1.tgz#277e3ce3b540b41525e07ba24c5ef5e868a72db9"
+  integrity sha512-X7pnyTMV7MgtGmiXBwmO6M5kIPrntOXdyKZLigNfQWSEQzVxR4a4vo49vJjTWX70mPndj8KhfT4Dx+2Ng3vnBQ==
+  dependencies:
+    "@octokit/types" "^12.0.0"
+    deprecation "^2.0.0"
+    once "^1.4.0"
+
 "@octokit/request@^5.3.0", "@octokit/request@^5.4.11", "@octokit/request@^5.4.12", "@octokit/request@^5.4.14", "@octokit/request@^5.6.0":
   version "5.6.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/request/-/request-5.6.0.tgz#6084861b6e4fa21dc40c8e2a739ec5eff597e672"
@@ -5175,6 +5193,17 @@
     node-fetch "^2.6.1"
     universal-user-agent "^6.0.0"
 
+"@octokit/request@^8.1.4":
+  version "8.1.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/request/-/request-8.1.4.tgz#12dfaebdb2ea375eaabb41d39d45182531ac2857"
+  integrity sha512-M0aaFfpGPEKrg7XoA/gwgRvc9MSXHRO2Ioki1qrPDbl1e9YhjIwVoHE7HIKmv/m3idzldj//xBujcFNqGX6ENA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@octokit/endpoint" "^9.0.0"
+    "@octokit/request-error" "^5.0.0"
+    "@octokit/types" "^12.0.0"
+    is-plain-object "^5.0.0"
+    universal-user-agent "^6.0.0"
+
 "@octokit/rest@^18.1.0", "@octokit/rest@^18.5.3":
   version "18.5.6"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/rest/-/rest-18.5.6.tgz#8c9a7c9329c7bbf478af20df78ddeab0d21f6d89"
@@ -5195,6 +5224,13 @@
     "@octokit/plugin-request-log" "^1.0.4"
     "@octokit/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods" "^5.12.0"
 
+"@octokit/types@^12.0.0":
+  version "12.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/types/-/types-12.2.0.tgz#c21044ec70c5e2222043bcbe7fe2c3448a13df31"
+  integrity sha512-ZkdHqHJdifVndN7Pha10+qrgAjy3AcG//Vmjr/o5UFuTiYCcMhqDj39Yr9VM9zJ/42KO2xAYhV7cvLnLI9Kvwg==
+  dependencies:
+    "@octokit/openapi-types" "^19.0.2"
+
 "@octokit/types@^5.0.0", "@octokit/types@^5.0.1":
   version "5.5.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/types/-/types-5.5.0.tgz#e5f06e8db21246ca102aa28444cdb13ae17a139b"
@@ -5202,14 +5238,7 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/node" ">= 8"
 
-"@octokit/types@^6.0.0", "@octokit/types@^6.0.1", "@octokit/types@^6.0.3", "@octokit/types@^6.10.0", "@octokit/types@^6.12.2", "@octokit/types@^6.14.2", "@octokit/types@^6.16.1", "@octokit/types@^6.16.2", "@octokit/types@^6.8.2":
-  version "6.16.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/types/-/types-6.16.4.tgz#d24f5e1bacd2fe96d61854b5bda0e88cf8288dfe"
-  integrity sha512-UxhWCdSzloULfUyamfOg4dJxV9B+XjgrIZscI0VCbp4eNrjmorGEw+4qdwcpTsu6DIrm9tQsFQS2pK5QkqQ04A==
-  dependencies:
-    "@octokit/openapi-types" "^7.3.2"
-
-"@octokit/types@^6.34.0":
+"@octokit/types@^6.0.0", "@octokit/types@^6.0.1", "@octokit/types@^6.0.3", "@octokit/types@^6.10.0", "@octokit/types@^6.12.2", "@octokit/types@^6.14.2", "@octokit/types@^6.16.1", "@octokit/types@^6.16.2", "@octokit/types@^6.34.0", "@octokit/types@^6.8.2":
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   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/types/-/types-6.34.0.tgz#c6021333334d1ecfb5d370a8798162ddf1ae8218"
   integrity sha512-s1zLBjWhdEI2zwaoSgyOFoKSl109CUcVBCc7biPJ3aAf6LGLU6szDvi31JPU7bxfla2lqfhjbbg/5DdFNxOwHw==
@@ -21365,12 +21394,12 @@ node-domexception@1.0.0:
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   integrity sha512-/jKZoMpw0F8GRwl4/eLROPA3cfcXtLApP0QzLmUT/HuPCZWyB7IY9ZrMeKw2O/nFIqPQB3PVM9aYm0F312AXDQ==
 
-node-fetch@2.6.1, node-fetch@^2.3.0, node-fetch@^2.6.0, node-fetch@^2.6.1:
+node-fetch@2.6.1:
   version "2.6.1"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-2.6.1.tgz#045bd323631f76ed2e2b55573394416b639a0052"
   integrity sha512-V4aYg89jEoVRxRb2fJdAg8FHvI7cEyYdVAh94HH0UIK8oJxUfkjlDQN9RbMx+bEjP7+ggMiFRprSti032Oipxw==
 
-node-fetch@^2.6.5:
+node-fetch@^2.3.0, node-fetch@^2.6.0, node-fetch@^2.6.1, node-fetch@^2.6.5:
   version "2.6.6"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-2.6.6.tgz#1751a7c01834e8e1697758732e9efb6eeadfaf89"
   integrity sha512-Z8/6vRlTUChSdIgMa51jxQ4lrw/Jy5SOW10ObaA47/RElsAN2c5Pn8bTgFGWn/ibwzXTE8qwr1Yzx28vsecXEA==