diff --git a/bin/qunit.js b/bin/qunit.js
index e44f8b19f..c34a880d6 100755
--- a/bin/qunit.js
+++ b/bin/qunit.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-const program = require('commander');
+const { program } = require('commander');
 const run = require('../src/cli/run');
 const { displayAvailableReporters } = require('../src/cli/find-reporter');
 const pkg = require('../package.json');
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index eb4b920bb..7488f5c2b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "version": "3.0.0-alpha.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "commander": "7.2.0",
+        "commander": "12.1.0",
         "node-watch": "0.7.4",
         "tiny-glob": "0.2.9"
       },
@@ -3644,11 +3644,11 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/commander": {
-      "version": "7.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-7.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-QrWXB+ZQSVPmIWIhtEO9H+gwHaMGYiF5ChvoJ+K9ZGHG/sVsa6yiesAD1GC/x46sET00Xlwo1u49RVVVzvcSkw==",
+      "version": "12.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-12.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Vw8qHK3bZM9y/P10u3Vib8o/DdkvA2OtPtZvD871QKjy74Wj1WSKFILMPRPSdUSx5RFK1arlJzEtA4PkFgnbuA==",
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 10"
+        "node": ">=18"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/commondir": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fcc5b48c2..78b5739ca 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     "node": ">=18"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "commander": "7.2.0",
+    "commander": "12.1.0",
     "node-watch": "0.7.4",
     "tiny-glob": "0.2.9"
   },