diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 29084fcb..277b8325 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -5638,9 +5638,9 @@
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     },
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string-similarity/-/string-similarity-2.0.0.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string-similarity/-/string-similarity-4.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-eCsPPyoQBgY4TMpVD6DVfO7pLrimUONriaO4Xjp3WPUW0YnNLqdHgRj23xotLlqrL90eJhBeq3zdAJf2mQgfBQ=="
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3e5f6596..4fe033f2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
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     "rxjs": "^5.5.0",
     "semaphore-async-await": "^1.5.1",
-    "string-similarity": "^2.0.0",
+    "string-similarity": "^4.0.2",
     "typescript": "~3.0.3",
     "vscode-jsonrpc": "^4.0.0",
     "vscode-languageserver": "^5.0.0",