diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e620cb68ced3..bffe46f768e2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
     "cross-env": "5.2.0",
     "css-loader": "3.2.0",
     "dashdash": "1.14.1",
-    "electron": "8.0.3",
+    "electron": "8.1.1",
     "electron-builder": "22.3.6",
     "electron-icon-maker": "0.0.3",
     "eslint": "4.14.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c6be457ff592..5de9c2dac54b 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6288,10 +6288,10 @@ electron-window@^0.8.0:
   dependencies:
     is-electron-renderer "^2.0.0"
 
-electron@8.0.3:
-  version "8.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron/-/electron-8.0.3.tgz#e0488baaa69291e26dc981ea9bc75b5da92c5c88"
-  integrity sha512-lr/tTr9cBzocREmL8r/P3WKnGqpKeaMFZjNVXDGd3npxwnJVUd7SHQW7LZIhZ1W2XoU3uBwTYbyH43iCIElsqw==
+electron@8.1.1:
+  version "8.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron/-/electron-8.1.1.tgz#737a5af03c7b4af60b49dff7bfe1203fcbd5bf89"
+  integrity sha512-t+5zzFo7VOgckJc9YpImHJkpqeWxwpmEjywWbAa4IT5MULS7h1XU52H9gMswK/y8xc5lBNwxLhJSty/15+gi1A==
   dependencies:
     "@electron/get" "^1.0.1"
     "@types/node" "^12.0.12"