diff --git a/packages/gatsby-transformer-excel/package.json b/packages/gatsby-transformer-excel/package.json
index faa36c5aeacf2..4f16386bfd009 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-transformer-excel/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby-transformer-excel/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.15.4",
-    "xlsx": "^0.18.3"
+    "xlsx": "^0.18.5"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/cli": "^7.15.4",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 5c263858b4cab..d6febbc622aa8 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -26251,10 +26251,10 @@ xhr-mock@^2.5.1:
     global "^4.3.0"
     url "^0.11.0"
 
-xlsx@^0.18.3:
-  version "0.18.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/xlsx/-/xlsx-0.18.3.tgz#03a95a1082b0ac436afa0fcbc50adb98ee4b288e"
-  integrity sha512-iNBdKSJO11bI59C/dJjYWfR2gglRUrbWtDK9YoKKvu+RA1dinyWU3XXc0BaZUoSYFkxvPrO/9dwBGu6mhVNVGQ==
+xlsx@^0.18.5:
+  version "0.18.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/xlsx/-/xlsx-0.18.5.tgz#16711b9113c848076b8a177022799ad356eba7d0"
+  integrity sha512-dmg3LCjBPHZnQp5/F/+nnTa+miPJxUXB6vtk42YjBBKayDNagxGEeIdWApkYPOf3Z3pm3k62Knjzp7lMeTEtFQ==
   dependencies:
     adler-32 "~1.3.0"
     cfb "~1.2.1"