diff --git a/packages/angular_devkit/core/package.json b/packages/angular_devkit/core/package.json
index 75cb69629ffb..d763173e347b 100644
--- a/packages/angular_devkit/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/angular_devkit/core/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "core"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "ajv": "6.11.0",
+    "ajv": "8.18.0",
     "fast-json-stable-stringify": "2.1.0",
     "magic-string": "0.25.6",
     "rxjs": "6.5.4",