diff --git a/ui/desktop/electron-app/package.json b/ui/desktop/electron-app/package.json
index 0834e9c24..3151ffa87 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/electron-app/package.json
+++ b/ui/desktop/electron-app/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "@electron-forge/maker-zip": "^6.0.0-beta.64",
     "decompress": "^4.2.1",
     "devtron": "^1.4.0",
-    "electron": "15.5.7"
+    "electron": "16.2.8"
   },
   "resolutions": {
     "highlight.js": "^10.4.1",
diff --git a/ui/desktop/electron-app/yarn.lock b/ui/desktop/electron-app/yarn.lock
index 942bd63ed..5ebdf65b4 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/electron-app/yarn.lock
+++ b/ui/desktop/electron-app/yarn.lock
@@ -1407,10 +1407,10 @@ electron-winstaller@^5.0.0:
     lodash.template "^4.2.2"
     temp "^0.9.0"
 
-electron@15.5.7:
-  version "15.5.7"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron/-/electron-15.5.7.tgz#aadb0081c504f2c2d8f81ea5fd23e38881afe86a"
-  integrity sha512-n4mVlxoMc4eYx07wWFWGficL+iOMz5xZEf5dBtE/wwLm0fQpYVyW4AlknMFG9F8Css0MM0JSwNMOyRg5e1vDtg==
+electron@16.2.8:
+  version "16.2.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron/-/electron-16.2.8.tgz#b7f2bd1184701e54a1bc902839d5a3ec95bb8982"
+  integrity sha512-KSOytY6SPLsh3iCziztqa/WgJyfDOKzCvNqku9gGIqSdT8CqtV66dTU1SOrKZQjRFLxHaF8LbyxUL1vwe4taqw==
   dependencies:
     "@electron/get" "^1.13.0"
     "@types/node" "^14.6.2"