diff --git a/plugins/github-actions/package.json b/plugins/github-actions/package.json
index 1d2f7aad45..e55a195f6e 100644
--- a/plugins/github-actions/package.json
+++ b/plugins/github-actions/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "@material-ui/icons": "^4.9.1",
     "@material-ui/lab": "4.0.0-alpha.45",
     "@octokit/rest": "^18.0.0",
-    "@octokit/types": "^5.0.1",
+    "@octokit/types": "^5.4.1",
     "moment": "^2.27.0",
     "react": "^16.13.1",
     "react-dom": "^16.13.1",
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json
index 720eb7cc15..2fe27f4eb7 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "^0.1.1-alpha.21",
-    "@octokit/types": "^5.0.1",
+    "@octokit/types": "^5.4.1",
     "@types/fs-extra": "^9.0.1",
     "@types/git-url-parse": "^9.0.0",
     "@types/nodegit": "0.26.8",