diff --git a/packages/embark-blockchain-process/package.json b/packages/embark-blockchain-process/package.json
index 5ba72e378..249a43795 100644
--- a/packages/embark-blockchain-process/package.json
+++ b/packages/embark-blockchain-process/package.json
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     "shelljs": "0.8.3",
     "simples": "0.8.8",
     "stream-json": "1.3.0",
-    "ws": "6.1.2"
+    "ws": "7.1.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/cli": "7.2.3",
diff --git a/packages/embark/package.json b/packages/embark/package.json
index 2ba55174b..eba4ae68c 100644
--- a/packages/embark/package.json
+++ b/packages/embark/package.json
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
     "web3-utils": "1.2.1",
     "webpack": "4.29.3",
     "window-size": "1.1.1",
-    "ws": "6.1.2"
+    "ws": "7.1.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/cli": "7.2.3",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 7a00a2987..924e6b05c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4424,10 +4424,10 @@ async-foreach@^0.1.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/async-foreach/-/async-foreach-0.1.3.tgz#36121f845c0578172de419a97dbeb1d16ec34542"
   integrity sha1-NhIfhFwFeBct5Bmpfb6x0W7DRUI=
 
-async-limiter@~1.0.0:
-  version "1.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/async-limiter/-/async-limiter-1.0.0.tgz#78faed8c3d074ab81f22b4e985d79e8738f720f8"
-  integrity sha512-jp/uFnooOiO+L211eZOoSyzpOITMXx1rBITauYykG3BRYPu8h0UcxsPNB04RR5vo4Tyz3+ay17tR6JVf9qzYWg==
+async-limiter@^1.0.0, async-limiter@~1.0.0:
+  version "1.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/async-limiter/-/async-limiter-1.0.1.tgz#dd379e94f0db8310b08291f9d64c3209766617fd"
+  integrity sha512-csOlWGAcRFJaI6m+F2WKdnMKr4HhdhFVBk0H/QbJFMCr+uO2kwohwXQPxw/9OCxp05r5ghVBFSyioixx3gfkNQ==
 
 async-settle@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
@@ -18586,12 +18586,12 @@ safe-buffer@5.1.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/safe-buffer/-/safe-buffer-5.1.1.tgz#893312af69b2123def71f57889001671eeb2c853"
   integrity sha512-kKvNJn6Mm93gAczWVJg7wH+wGYWNrDHdWvpUmHyEsgCtIwwo3bqPtV4tR5tuPaUhTOo/kvhVwd8XwwOllGYkbg==
 
-safe-buffer@5.1.2, safe-buffer@^5.0.1, safe-buffer@^5.1.0, safe-buffer@^5.1.1, safe-buffer@^5.1.2, safe-buffer@~5.1.0, safe-buffer@~5.1.1:
+safe-buffer@5.1.2, safe-buffer@~5.1.0, safe-buffer@~5.1.1:
   version "5.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/safe-buffer/-/safe-buffer-5.1.2.tgz#991ec69d296e0313747d59bdfd2b745c35f8828d"
   integrity sha512-Gd2UZBJDkXlY7GbJxfsE8/nvKkUEU1G38c1siN6QP6a9PT9MmHB8GnpscSmMJSoF8LOIrt8ud/wPtojys4G6+g==
 
-safe-buffer@^5.2.0, safe-buffer@~5.2.0:
+safe-buffer@^5.0.1, safe-buffer@^5.1.0, safe-buffer@^5.1.1, safe-buffer@^5.1.2, safe-buffer@^5.2.0, safe-buffer@~5.2.0:
   version "5.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/safe-buffer/-/safe-buffer-5.2.0.tgz#b74daec49b1148f88c64b68d49b1e815c1f2f519"
   integrity sha512-fZEwUGbVl7kouZs1jCdMLdt95hdIv0ZeHg6L7qPeciMZhZ+/gdesW4wgTARkrFWEpspjEATAzUGPG8N2jJiwbg==
@@ -22684,12 +22684,12 @@ write@^0.2.1:
   dependencies:
     mkdirp "^0.5.1"
 
-ws@6.1.2:
-  version "6.1.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ws/-/ws-6.1.2.tgz#3cc7462e98792f0ac679424148903ded3b9c3ad8"
-  integrity sha512-rfUqzvz0WxmSXtJpPMX2EeASXabOrSMk1ruMOV3JBTBjo4ac2lDjGGsbQSyxj8Odhw5fBib8ZKEjDNvgouNKYw==
+ws@7.1.2:
+  version "7.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ws/-/ws-7.1.2.tgz#c672d1629de8bb27a9699eb599be47aeeedd8f73"
+  integrity sha512-gftXq3XI81cJCgkUiAVixA0raD9IVmXqsylCrjRygw4+UOOGzPoxnQ6r/CnVL9i+mDncJo94tSkyrtuuQVBmrg==
   dependencies:
-    async-limiter "~1.0.0"
+    async-limiter "^1.0.0"
 
 ws@^3.0.0:
   version "3.3.3"