diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d8b861624..09422955f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "libqp"                 : "^1.1.0",
     "libmime"               : "^5.0.0",
     "node-gyp"              : "^9.0.0",
-    "nopt"                  : "~6.0.0",
+    "nopt"                  : "~7.1.0",
     "npid"                  : "~0.4.0",
     "semver"                : "~7.3.5",
     "sprintf-js"            : "~1.1.2",