diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5a873cf88605..db4cad27e1a7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
     "copy-webpack-plugin": "10.2.4",
     "cpy-cli": "^3.1.1",
     "cross-env": "7.0.3",
-    "electron": "^16.0.8",
+    "electron": "^16.2.6",
     "electron-builder": "^22.14.5",
     "electron-devtools-installer": "3.2.0",
     "electron-notarize": "1.1.1",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 2c9a97150214..5388c06fcc98 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2906,10 +2906,10 @@ electron-to-chromium@^1.4.17:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron-to-chromium/-/electron-to-chromium-1.4.24.tgz#9cf8a92d5729c480ee47ff0aa5555f57467ae2fa"
   integrity sha512-erwx5r69B/WFfFuF2jcNN0817BfDBdC4765kQ6WltOMuwsimlQo3JTEq0Cle+wpHralwdeX3OfAtw/mHxPK0Wg==
 
-electron@^16.0.8:
-  version "16.0.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron/-/electron-16.0.8.tgz#7ebd3e23c4883c239f53d8b7af1100f455ac8a02"
-  integrity sha512-znTVkl8LaGcPNdfc6SRr+6LYg2GtSCKXln/nW/PC+urBfAFnOYIuDock8QyGVFfzr5PuAa+g8YQQAboHV77D7g==
+electron@^16.2.6:
+  version "16.2.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron/-/electron-16.2.6.tgz#2d22077edb5361ab52034bb3b19405380921931b"
+  integrity sha512-FJLnIu318WNh1WigMmWqSidOPwipwym2Qi3Hs/YY6znquztf6ZJuaq/TdJJyHIJHld+znG0hSmq3VbyW5KUr9A==
   dependencies:
     "@electron/get" "^1.13.0"
     "@types/node" "^14.6.2"