diff --git a/_api-reference-generator/package-lock.json b/_api-reference-generator/package-lock.json
index d63e5a15..9daac9e7 100644
--- a/_api-reference-generator/package-lock.json
+++ b/_api-reference-generator/package-lock.json
@@ -674,12 +674,9 @@
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     },
     "async": {
-      "version": "2.6.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/async/-/async-2.6.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-zflvls11DCy+dQWzTW2dzuilv8Z5X/pjfmZOWba6TNIVDm+2UDaJmXSOXlasHKfNBs8oo3M0aT50fDEWfKZjXg==",
-      "requires": {
-        "lodash": "^4.17.14"
-      }
+      "version": "3.2.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/async/-/async-3.2.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-H0E+qZaDEfx/FY4t7iLRv1W2fFI6+pyCeTw1uN20AQPiwqwM6ojPxHxdLv4z8hi2DtnW9BOckSspLucW7pIE5g=="
     },
     "async-retry": {
       "version": "1.3.3",
diff --git a/_api-reference-generator/package.json b/_api-reference-generator/package.json
index acc4a648..a8eeedc3 100644
--- a/_api-reference-generator/package.json
+++ b/_api-reference-generator/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
     "apostrophe": "^2.220.7",
-    "async": "^2.6.3",
+    "async": "^3.2.2",
     "boring": "^0.1.0",
     "glob": "^7.2.0",
     "js-tokenizer": "^1.3.3",