diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3a67938e5..6b8908a4f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         "release": "scripts/release"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
-        "commander": "^11.1.0",
+        "commander": "^12.0.0",
         "easy-table": "^1.2.0",
         "eslint": "^9.0.0",
         "expect.js": "*",
@@ -1060,12 +1060,12 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/commander": {
-      "version": "11.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-11.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-yPVavfyCcRhmorC7rWlkHn15b4wDVgVmBA7kV4QVBsF7kv/9TKJAbAXVTxvTnwP8HHKjRCJDClKbciiYS7p0DQ==",
+      "version": "12.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-12.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-MwVNWlYjDTtOjX5PiD7o5pK0UrFU/OYgcJfjjK4RaHZETNtjJqrZa9Y9ds88+A+f+d5lv+561eZ+yCKoS3gbAA==",
       "dev": true,
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=16"
+        "node": ">=18"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/component-emitter": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 16f7ea5d6..dd5ec7d29 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     "xml2js": "^0.6.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "commander": "^11.1.0",
+    "commander": "^12.0.0",
     "easy-table": "^1.2.0",
     "eslint": "^9.0.0",
     "expect.js": "*",
diff --git a/scripts/hotfix b/scripts/hotfix
index e56742d3f..07d188631 100755
--- a/scripts/hotfix
+++ b/scripts/hotfix
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-const program = require('commander'),
-    assert = require('assert'),
+const assert = require('assert'),
     async = require('async'),
     execSync = require('child_process').execSync,
     fs = require('fs'),
     ipaddr = require('ipaddr.js'),
     os = require('os'),
     path = require('path'),
+    { program } = require('commander'),
     safe = require('safetydance'),
     SshClient = require('ssh2').Client,
     util = require('util');
diff --git a/scripts/release b/scripts/release
index 185ed560f..abe913629 100755
--- a/scripts/release
+++ b/scripts/release
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const assert = require('assert'),
     fs = require('fs'),
     os = require('os'),
     path = require('path'),
-    program = require('commander'),
+    { program } = require('commander'),
     safe = require('safetydance'),
     semver = require('semver'),
     superagent = require('superagent'),