diff --git a/automation/check-doc.ts b/automation/check-doc.ts
index 30c83ae7..7db839a5 100644
--- a/automation/check-doc.ts
+++ b/automation/check-doc.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { stripIndent } from 'common-tags';
 import * as _ from 'lodash';
 import { promises as fs } from 'fs';
 import * as path from 'path';
-import simplegit from 'simple-git/promise';
+import { simpleGit } from 'simple-git';
 
 const ROOT = path.normalize(path.join(__dirname, '..'));
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const ROOT = path.normalize(path.join(__dirname, '..'));
  * using `touch`.
  */
 async function checkBuildTimestamps() {
-	const git = simplegit(ROOT);
+	const git = simpleGit(ROOT);
 	const docFile = path.join(ROOT, 'docs', 'balena-cli.md');
 	const [docStat, gitStatus] = await Promise.all([
 		fs.stat(docFile),
diff --git a/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
index 5d542daa..07475104 100644
--- a/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
@@ -15164,20 +15164,20 @@
       }
     },
     "simple-git": {
-      "version": "2.48.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/simple-git/-/simple-git-2.48.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-z4qtrRuaAFJS4PUd0g+xy7aN4y+RvEt/QTJpR184lhJguBA1S/LsVlvE/CM95RsYMOFJG3NGGDjqFCzKU19S/A==",
+      "version": "3.14.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/simple-git/-/simple-git-3.14.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1ThF4PamK9wBORVGMK9HK5si4zoGS2GpRO7tkAFObA4FZv6dKaCVHLQT+8zlgiBm6K2h+wEU9yOaFCu/SR3OyA==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "@kwsites/file-exists": "^1.1.1",
         "@kwsites/promise-deferred": "^1.1.1",
-        "debug": "^4.3.2"
+        "debug": "^4.3.4"
       },
       "dependencies": {
         "debug": {
-          "version": "4.3.3",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.3.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-/zxw5+vh1Tfv+4Qn7a5nsbcJKPaSvCDhojn6FEl9vupwK2VCSDtEiEtqr8DFtzYFOdz63LBkxec7DYuc2jon6Q==",
+          "version": "4.3.4",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.4.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-PRWFHuSU3eDtQJPvnNY7Jcket1j0t5OuOsFzPPzsekD52Zl8qUfFIPEiswXqIvHWGVHOgX+7G/vCNNhehwxfkQ==",
           "dev": true,
           "requires": {
             "ms": "2.1.2"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 852cbc13..f84f24f0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
     "pkg": "^5.5.1",
     "publish-release": "^1.6.1",
     "rewire": "^5.0.0",
-    "simple-git": "^2.48.0",
+    "simple-git": "^3.14.1",
     "sinon": "^11.1.2",
     "ts-node": "^10.4.0",
     "typescript": "^4.6.4"