diff --git a/bin/pa11y-ci.js b/bin/pa11y-ci.js
index 6a08dbb..988f776 100755
--- a/bin/pa11y-ci.js
+++ b/bin/pa11y-ci.js
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ const path = require('path');
 const globby = require('globby');
 const protocolify = require('protocolify');
 const pkg = require('../package.json');
-const commander = require('commander');
-
+const {Command} = require('commander');
+const commander = new Command();
 
 // Here we're using Commander to specify the CLI options
 commander
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4de10ff..7691bc7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
       "dependencies": {
         "async": "~3.2.5",
         "cheerio": "~1.0.0-rc.12",
-        "commander": "~11.1.0",
+        "commander": "~12.1.0",
         "globby": "~6.1.0",
         "kleur": "~4.1.5",
         "lodash": "~4.17.21",
@@ -1525,11 +1525,11 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-dOy+3AuW3a2wNbZHIuMZpTcgjGuLU/uBL/ubcZF9OXbDo8ff4O8yVp5Bf0efS8uEoYo5q4Fx7dY9OgQGXgAsQA=="
     },
     "node_modules/commander": {
-      "version": "11.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-11.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-yPVavfyCcRhmorC7rWlkHn15b4wDVgVmBA7kV4QVBsF7kv/9TKJAbAXVTxvTnwP8HHKjRCJDClKbciiYS7p0DQ==",
+      "version": "12.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-12.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Vw8qHK3bZM9y/P10u3Vib8o/DdkvA2OtPtZvD871QKjy74Wj1WSKFILMPRPSdUSx5RFK1arlJzEtA4PkFgnbuA==",
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=16"
+        "node": ">=18"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/commondir": {
@@ -6037,9 +6037,9 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-dOy+3AuW3a2wNbZHIuMZpTcgjGuLU/uBL/ubcZF9OXbDo8ff4O8yVp5Bf0efS8uEoYo5q4Fx7dY9OgQGXgAsQA=="
     },
     "commander": {
-      "version": "11.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-11.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-yPVavfyCcRhmorC7rWlkHn15b4wDVgVmBA7kV4QVBsF7kv/9TKJAbAXVTxvTnwP8HHKjRCJDClKbciiYS7p0DQ=="
+      "version": "12.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-12.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Vw8qHK3bZM9y/P10u3Vib8o/DdkvA2OtPtZvD871QKjy74Wj1WSKFILMPRPSdUSx5RFK1arlJzEtA4PkFgnbuA=="
     },
     "commondir": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9e1ffce..1fbb91b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "async": "~3.2.5",
     "cheerio": "~1.0.0-rc.12",
-    "commander": "~11.1.0",
+    "commander": "~12.1.0",
     "globby": "~6.1.0",
     "kleur": "~4.1.5",
     "lodash": "~4.17.21",