diff --git a/packages/apollo-mock-server/package.json b/packages/apollo-mock-server/package.json
index 959c32070..d89b09339 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-mock-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/apollo-mock-server/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.4",
     "cross-fetch": "^3.0.4",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
-    "graphql": "^15.0.0",
+    "graphql": "^16.0.0",
     "graphql-tag": "^2.12.3",
     "hops-config": "15.2.1",
     "hops-mixin": "15.2.1",
diff --git a/packages/react-apollo/package.json b/packages/react-apollo/package.json
index eb8faf869..65708a77c 100644
--- a/packages/react-apollo/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-apollo/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "@graphql-tools/schema": "^8.0.0",
     "cross-fetch": "^3.0.4",
     "find-up": "^5.0.0",
-    "graphql": "^15.0.0",
+    "graphql": "^16.0.0",
     "hops-config": "15.2.1",
     "hops-mixin": "15.2.1",
     "hops-react": "15.2.1",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 0370d3f97..9a23ac5d3 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7030,11 +7030,16 @@ graphql-tools@^4.0.8:
     iterall "^1.1.3"
     uuid "^3.1.0"
 
-graphql@^15.0.0, graphql@^15.5.1:
+graphql@^15.5.1:
   version "15.8.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graphql/-/graphql-15.8.0.tgz#33410e96b012fa3bdb1091cc99a94769db212b38"
   integrity sha512-5gghUc24tP9HRznNpV2+FIoq3xKkj5dTQqf4v0CpdPbFVwFkWoxOM+o+2OC9ZSvjEMTjfmG9QT+gcvggTwW1zw==
 
+graphql@^16.0.0:
+  version "16.9.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graphql/-/graphql-16.9.0.tgz#1c310e63f16a49ce1fbb230bd0a000e99f6f115f"
+  integrity sha512-GGTKBX4SD7Wdb8mqeDLni2oaRGYQWjWHGKPQ24ZMnUtKfcsVoiv4uX8+LJr1K6U5VW2Lu1BwJnj7uiori0YtRw==
+
 gzip-size@^6.0.0:
   version "6.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/gzip-size/-/gzip-size-6.0.0.tgz#065367fd50c239c0671cbcbad5be3e2eeb10e462"