diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a7520fb1bd..289c4306ac 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
   "optionalDependencies": {
     "@tryghost/html-to-mobiledoc": "0.4.1",
     "sharp": "0.22.1",
-    "sqlite3": "4.0.6"
+    "sqlite3": "4.0.9"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "eslint": "5.12.1",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e39ef277f2..680afbea85 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4775,7 +4775,7 @@ nan@^2.10.0, nan@^2.6.2:
   version "2.12.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nan/-/nan-2.12.1.tgz#7b1aa193e9aa86057e3c7bbd0ac448e770925552"
 
-nan@^2.13.2:
+nan@^2.12.1, nan@^2.13.2:
   version "2.14.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nan/-/nan-2.14.0.tgz#7818f722027b2459a86f0295d434d1fc2336c52c"
   integrity sha512-INOFj37C7k3AfaNTtX8RhsTw7qRy7eLET14cROi9+5HAVbbHuIWUHEauBv5qT4Av2tWasiTY1Jw6puUNqRJXQg==
@@ -6786,7 +6786,16 @@ sprintf-js@~1.0.2:
   version "1.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/sprintf-js/-/sprintf-js-1.0.3.tgz#04e6926f662895354f3dd015203633b857297e2c"
 
-sqlite3@4.0.6, sqlite3@^4.0.6:
+sqlite3@4.0.9:
+  version "4.0.9"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/sqlite3/-/sqlite3-4.0.9.tgz#cff74550fa5a1159956815400bdef69245557640"
+  integrity sha512-IkvzjmsWQl9BuBiM4xKpl5X8WCR4w0AeJHRdobCdXZ8dT/lNc1XS6WqvY35N6+YzIIgzSBeY5prdFObID9F9tA==
+  dependencies:
+    nan "^2.12.1"
+    node-pre-gyp "^0.11.0"
+    request "^2.87.0"
+
+sqlite3@^4.0.6:
   version "4.0.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/sqlite3/-/sqlite3-4.0.6.tgz#e587b583b5acc6cb38d4437dedb2572359c080ad"
   integrity sha512-EqBXxHdKiwvNMRCgml86VTL5TK1i0IKiumnfxykX0gh6H6jaKijAXvE9O1N7+omfNSawR2fOmIyJZcfe8HYWpw==