diff --git a/apps/makeosc/package.json b/apps/makeosc/package.json
index 1f551f1..532467c 100644
--- a/apps/makeosc/package.json
+++ b/apps/makeosc/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
     "@jwetzell/osc": "0.2.2",
-    "commander": "^11.0.0",
+    "commander": "^12.1.0",
     "slip": "^1.0.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/apps/readosc/package.json b/apps/readosc/package.json
index 18738f1..6f526b3 100644
--- a/apps/readosc/package.json
+++ b/apps/readosc/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
     "@jwetzell/osc": "1.0.0",
-    "commander": "^11.0.0"
+    "commander": "^12.1.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/apps/sendosc/package.json b/apps/sendosc/package.json
index efec6d3..e6f653b 100644
--- a/apps/sendosc/package.json
+++ b/apps/sendosc/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
     "@jwetzell/osc": "0.2.2",
-    "commander": "^11.0.0",
+    "commander": "^12.1.0",
     "slip": "^1.0.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8ff4098..5e78fd0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@jwetzell/osc": "0.2.2",
-        "commander": "^11.0.0",
+        "commander": "^12.1.0",
         "slip": "^1.0.2"
       },
       "bin": {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@jwetzell/osc": "1.0.0",
-        "commander": "^11.0.0"
+        "commander": "^12.1.0"
       },
       "bin": {
         "readosc": "src/main.js"
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@jwetzell/osc": "0.2.2",
-        "commander": "^11.0.0",
+        "commander": "^12.1.0",
         "slip": "^1.0.2"
       },
       "bin": {
@@ -611,10 +611,11 @@
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/commander": {
-      "version": "11.1.0",
-      "license": "MIT",
+      "version": "12.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-12.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Vw8qHK3bZM9y/P10u3Vib8o/DdkvA2OtPtZvD871QKjy74Wj1WSKFILMPRPSdUSx5RFK1arlJzEtA4PkFgnbuA==",
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=16"
+        "node": ">=18"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/concat-map": {