diff --git a/packages/contracts/package.json b/packages/contracts/package.json
index a768ee53..ef568bc2 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/package.json
+++ b/packages/contracts/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "xmlhttprequest": "^1.8.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers": "^2.0.2",
+    "@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers": "^2.2.2",
     "@nomiclabs/hardhat-etherscan": "^2.1.1",
     "@nomiclabs/hardhat-truffle5": "^2.0.0",
     "@nomiclabs/hardhat-web3": "^2.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/lib-ethers/package.json b/packages/lib-ethers/package.json
index ff2c2477..f0ef15a9 100644
--- a/packages/lib-ethers/package.json
+++ b/packages/lib-ethers/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@microsoft/api-extractor": "7.13.2",
-    "@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers": "2.0.2",
+    "@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers": "2.2.2",
     "@types/chai": "4.2.15",
     "@types/chai-as-promised": "7.1.3",
     "@types/chai-spies": "1.0.3",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 6e1b57bf..e552b98a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2347,10 +2347,10 @@
     safe-buffer "^5.1.1"
     util.promisify "^1.0.0"
 
-"@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers@2.0.2", "@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers@^2.0.2":
-  version "2.0.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers/-/hardhat-ethers-2.0.2.tgz#c472abcba0c5185aaa4ad4070146e95213c68511"
-  integrity sha512-6quxWe8wwS4X5v3Au8q1jOvXYEPkS1Fh+cME5u6AwNdnI4uERvPlVjlgRWzpnb+Rrt1l/cEqiNRH9GlsBMSDQg==
+"@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers@2.2.2", "@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers@^2.2.2":
+  version "2.2.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers/-/hardhat-ethers-2.2.2.tgz#812d48929c3bf8fe840ec29eab4b613693467679"
+  integrity sha512-NLDlDFL2us07C0jB/9wzvR0kuLivChJWCXTKcj3yqjZqMoYp7g7wwS157F70VHx/+9gHIBGzak5pKDwG8gEefA==
 
 "@nomiclabs/hardhat-etherscan@^2.1.1":
   version "2.1.1"