diff --git a/rest/package.json b/rest/package.json
index e052dee..e306d6b 100644
--- a/rest/package.json
+++ b/rest/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "catapult-sdk": "link:../catapult-sdk",
     "coveralls": "^3.0.9",
-    "ini": "^1.3.5",
+    "ini": "^2.0.0",
     "mongodb": "^3.3.0-beta2",
     "nyc": "^14.1.1",
     "restify": "^8.3.3",
diff --git a/rest/yarn.lock b/rest/yarn.lock
index 09fcd67..745a002 100644
--- a/rest/yarn.lock
+++ b/rest/yarn.lock
@@ -2827,6 +2827,11 @@ ini@^1.3.4, ini@^1.3.5, ini@~1.3.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ini/-/ini-1.3.6.tgz#f1c46a2a93a253e7b3905115e74d527cd23061a1"
   integrity sha512-IZUoxEjNjubzrmvzZU4lKP7OnYmX72XRl3sqkfJhBKweKi5rnGi5+IUdlj/H1M+Ip5JQ1WzaDMOBRY90Ajc5jg==
 
+ini@^2.0.0:
+  version "2.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ini/-/ini-2.0.0.tgz#e5fd556ecdd5726be978fa1001862eacb0a94bc5"
+  integrity sha512-7PnF4oN3CvZF23ADhA5wRaYEQpJ8qygSkbtTXWBeXWXmEVRXK+1ITciHWwHhsjv1TmW0MgacIv6hEi5pX5NQdA==
+
 init-package-json@^1.10.3:
   version "1.10.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/init-package-json/-/init-package-json-1.10.3.tgz#45ffe2f610a8ca134f2bd1db5637b235070f6cbe"