diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ba32fbb20..de50b8f30 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -4191,9 +4191,9 @@
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 				"acorn-walk": "^7.1.1"
+			},
+			"dependencies": {
+				"acorn": {
+					"version": "7.4.0",
+					"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/acorn/-/acorn-7.4.0.tgz",
+					"integrity": "sha512-+G7P8jJmCHr+S+cLfQxygbWhXy+8YTVGzAkpEbcLo2mLoL7tij/VG41QSHACSf5QgYRhMZYHuNc6drJaO0Da+w==",
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+				}
 			}
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 		"acorn-jsx": {
@@ -7706,6 +7714,14 @@
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 						"acorn-jsx": "^5.1.0",
 						"eslint-visitor-keys": "^1.1.0"
+					},
+					"dependencies": {
+						"acorn": {
+							"version": "7.4.0",
+							"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/acorn/-/acorn-7.4.0.tgz",
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@@ -8221,6 +8237,14 @@
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 				"eslint-visitor-keys": "^1.1.0"
+			},
+			"dependencies": {
+				"acorn": {
+					"version": "7.4.0",
+					"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/acorn/-/acorn-7.4.0.tgz",
+					"integrity": "sha512-+G7P8jJmCHr+S+cLfQxygbWhXy+8YTVGzAkpEbcLo2mLoL7tij/VG41QSHACSf5QgYRhMZYHuNc6drJaO0Da+w==",
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 		"esprima": {
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 				"ws": "^7.2.3",
 				"xml-name-validator": "^3.0.0"
+			},
+			"dependencies": {
+				"acorn": {
+					"version": "7.4.0",
+					"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/acorn/-/acorn-7.4.0.tgz",
+					"integrity": "sha512-+G7P8jJmCHr+S+cLfQxygbWhXy+8YTVGzAkpEbcLo2mLoL7tij/VG41QSHACSf5QgYRhMZYHuNc6drJaO0Da+w==",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a4efcb212..e8178210e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
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 		"@nextcloud/webpack-vue-config": "^1.4.1",
 		"@vue/test-utils": "^1.0.5",
-		"acorn": "^7.4.0",
+		"acorn": "^8.0.1",
 		"babel-eslint": "^10.1.0",
 		"babel-jest": "^26.3.0",
 		"babel-loader": "^8.1.0",