diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ee88a7928..282691a26 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
     "mocha-clean": "^1.0.0",
     "mochawesome": "^3.1.1",
     "nock": "^10.0.6",
-    "node-notifier": "^5.0.2",
+    "node-notifier": "^8.0.1",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.0.2",
     "postcss-loader": "^3.0.0",
     "prettier": "1.16.4",
diff --git a/packages/2018-disaster-resilience/package.json b/packages/2018-disaster-resilience/package.json
index 1454acc54..f34f64557 100644
--- a/packages/2018-disaster-resilience/package.json
+++ b/packages/2018-disaster-resilience/package.json
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     "mocha": "^6.0.2",
     "mochawesome": "^3.1.1",
     "nock": "^10.0.6",
-    "node-notifier": "^5.0.2",
+    "node-notifier": "^8.0.1",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.0.2",
     "postcss-loader": "^3.0.0",
     "react-transform-hmr": "^1.0.4",
diff --git a/packages/2018-example-farmers-markets/package.json b/packages/2018-example-farmers-markets/package.json
index 5bdf3aaa9..b56b52c78 100644
--- a/packages/2018-example-farmers-markets/package.json
+++ b/packages/2018-example-farmers-markets/package.json
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
     "mocha-clean": "^1.0.0",
     "mochawesome": "^3.1.1",
     "nock": "^10.0.6",
-    "node-notifier": "^5.0.2",
+    "node-notifier": "^8.0.1",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.0.2",
     "postcss-loader": "^3.0.0",
     "react-transform-hmr": "^1.0.4",
diff --git a/packages/2018-housing-affordability/package.json b/packages/2018-housing-affordability/package.json
index 2df609a15..19ab3fc20 100644
--- a/packages/2018-housing-affordability/package.json
+++ b/packages/2018-housing-affordability/package.json
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
     "mocha-clean": "^1.0.0",
     "mochawesome": "^3.1.1",
     "nock": "^10.0.6",
-    "node-notifier": "^5.0.2",
+    "node-notifier": "^8.0.1",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.0.2",
     "postcss-loader": "^3.0.0",
     "react-transform-hmr": "^1.0.4",
diff --git a/packages/2018-local-elections/package.json b/packages/2018-local-elections/package.json
index 735279e0c..986d6c2b1 100644
--- a/packages/2018-local-elections/package.json
+++ b/packages/2018-local-elections/package.json
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
     "mocha-clean": "^1.0.0",
     "mochawesome": "^3.1.1",
     "nock": "^10.0.6",
-    "node-notifier": "^5.0.2",
+    "node-notifier": "^8.0.1",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.0.2",
     "postcss-loader": "^3.0.0",
     "react-transform-hmr": "^1.0.4",
diff --git a/packages/2018-neighborhood-development/package.json b/packages/2018-neighborhood-development/package.json
index 21f2b0d3f..22670cc1e 100644
--- a/packages/2018-neighborhood-development/package.json
+++ b/packages/2018-neighborhood-development/package.json
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
     "mocha-clean": "^1.0.0",
     "mochawesome": "^3.1.1",
     "nock": "^10.0.6",
-    "node-notifier": "^5.0.2",
+    "node-notifier": "^8.0.1",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.0.2",
     "postcss-loader": "^3.0.0",
     "react-transform-hmr": "^1.0.4",
diff --git a/packages/2018-transportation-systems/package.json b/packages/2018-transportation-systems/package.json
index af611a543..0192516f3 100644
--- a/packages/2018-transportation-systems/package.json
+++ b/packages/2018-transportation-systems/package.json
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
     "mocha-clean": "^1.0.0",
     "mochawesome": "^3.1.1",
     "nock": "^10.0.6",
-    "node-notifier": "^5.0.2",
+    "node-notifier": "^8.0.1",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.0.2",
     "postcss-loader": "^3.0.0",
     "react-transform-hmr": "^1.0.4",
diff --git a/packages/2019-disaster-game/package.json b/packages/2019-disaster-game/package.json
index 27930be65..3db6cd42d 100644
--- a/packages/2019-disaster-game/package.json
+++ b/packages/2019-disaster-game/package.json
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
     "mocha": "^6.0.2",
     "mochawesome": "^3.1.1",
     "nock": "^10.0.6",
-    "node-notifier": "^5.0.2",
+    "node-notifier": "^8.0.1",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.0.2",
     "postcss-loader": "^3.0.0",
     "react-transform-hmr": "^1.0.4",
diff --git a/packages/2019-education/package.json b/packages/2019-education/package.json
index 8c22b4a81..aa95c0224 100644
--- a/packages/2019-education/package.json
+++ b/packages/2019-education/package.json
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
     "mocha-clean": "^1.0.0",
     "mochawesome": "^3.1.1",
     "nock": "^10.0.6",
-    "node-notifier": "^5.0.2",
+    "node-notifier": "^8.0.1",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.0.2",
     "postcss-loader": "^3.0.0",
     "react-transform-hmr": "^1.0.4",
diff --git a/packages/2019-elections/package.json b/packages/2019-elections/package.json
index 14356e617..b8dd76c18 100644
--- a/packages/2019-elections/package.json
+++ b/packages/2019-elections/package.json
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
     "mocha-clean": "^1.0.0",
     "mochawesome": "^3.1.1",
     "nock": "^10.0.6",
-    "node-notifier": "^5.0.2",
+    "node-notifier": "^8.0.1",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.0.2",
     "postcss-loader": "^3.0.0",
     "react-transform-hmr": "^1.0.4",
diff --git a/packages/2019-housing/package.json b/packages/2019-housing/package.json
index bbcda774a..ca09a952c 100644
--- a/packages/2019-housing/package.json
+++ b/packages/2019-housing/package.json
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
     "mocha-clean": "^1.0.0",
     "mochawesome": "^3.1.1",
     "nock": "^10.0.6",
-    "node-notifier": "^5.0.2",
+    "node-notifier": "^8.0.1",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.0.2",
     "postcss-loader": "^3.0.0",
     "react-transform-hmr": "^1.0.4",
diff --git a/packages/2019-template/package.json b/packages/2019-template/package.json
index 2ce5ed03c..27b3bed2e 100644
--- a/packages/2019-template/package.json
+++ b/packages/2019-template/package.json
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
     "mocha-clean": "^1.0.0",
     "mochawesome": "^3.1.1",
     "nock": "^10.0.6",
-    "node-notifier": "^5.0.2",
+    "node-notifier": "^8.0.1",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.0.2",
     "postcss-loader": "^3.0.0",
     "react-transform-hmr": "^1.0.4",
diff --git a/packages/2019-transportation/package.json b/packages/2019-transportation/package.json
index d70825141..62b817e01 100644
--- a/packages/2019-transportation/package.json
+++ b/packages/2019-transportation/package.json
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     "mocha-clean": "^1.0.0",
     "mochawesome": "^3.1.1",
     "nock": "^10.0.6",
-    "node-notifier": "^5.0.2",
+    "node-notifier": "^8.0.1",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.0.2",
     "postcss-loader": "^3.0.0",
     "react-transform-hmr": "^1.0.4",
diff --git a/packages/budget/package.json b/packages/budget/package.json
index 9c6acc7c0..ecb76fc0d 100644
--- a/packages/budget/package.json
+++ b/packages/budget/package.json
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
     "mocha-clean": "^1.0.0",
     "mochawesome": "^3.1.1",
     "nock": "^10.0.6",
-    "node-notifier": "^5.0.2",
+    "node-notifier": "^8.0.1",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.0.2",
     "postcss-loader": "^3.0.0",
     "react-test-renderer": "^16.8.4",
diff --git a/packages/civic-sandbox/package.json b/packages/civic-sandbox/package.json
index 5b3e9b5f2..3e2bdb5ce 100644
--- a/packages/civic-sandbox/package.json
+++ b/packages/civic-sandbox/package.json
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
     "mocha-clean": "^1.0.0",
     "mochawesome": "^3.1.1",
     "nock": "^10.0.6",
-    "node-notifier": "^5.0.2",
+    "node-notifier": "^8.0.1",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.0.2",
     "postcss-loader": "^3.0.0",
     "react-transform-hmr": "^1.0.4",
diff --git a/packages/emergency-response/package.json b/packages/emergency-response/package.json
index 424add2c3..2a0dd1144 100644
--- a/packages/emergency-response/package.json
+++ b/packages/emergency-response/package.json
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
     "mocha-clean": "^1.0.0",
     "mochawesome": "^3.1.1",
     "nock": "^10.0.6",
-    "node-notifier": "^5.0.2",
+    "node-notifier": "^8.0.1",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.0.2",
     "postcss-loader": "^3.0.0",
     "react-test-renderer": "^16.8.4",
diff --git a/packages/homelessness/package.json b/packages/homelessness/package.json
index d77096d2d..ddeeba75e 100644
--- a/packages/homelessness/package.json
+++ b/packages/homelessness/package.json
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
     "mocha-clean": "^1.0.0",
     "mochawesome": "^3.1.1",
     "nock": "^10.0.6",
-    "node-notifier": "^5.0.2",
+    "node-notifier": "^8.0.1",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.0.2",
     "react-test-renderer": "^16.8.4",
     "react-transform-hmr": "^1.0.4",
diff --git a/packages/housing/package.json b/packages/housing/package.json
index 911b18475..58705a133 100644
--- a/packages/housing/package.json
+++ b/packages/housing/package.json
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
     "mocha-clean": "^1.0.0",
     "mochawesome": "^3.1.1",
     "nock": "^10.0.6",
-    "node-notifier": "^5.0.2",
+    "node-notifier": "^8.0.1",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.0.2",
     "react-test-renderer": "^16.8.4",
     "react-transform-hmr": "^1.0.4",
diff --git a/packages/transportation/package.json b/packages/transportation/package.json
index 1984b9a4f..e78802a14 100644
--- a/packages/transportation/package.json
+++ b/packages/transportation/package.json
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
     "mocha-clean": "^1.0.0",
     "mochawesome": "^3.1.1",
     "nock": "^10.0.6",
-    "node-notifier": "^5.0.2",
+    "node-notifier": "^8.0.1",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.0.2",
     "postcss-loader": "^3.0.0",
     "react-test-renderer": "^16.8.4",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d1127b8f8..3283d2a80 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -12607,7 +12607,7 @@ is-wsl@^1.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-wsl/-/is-wsl-1.1.0.tgz#1f16e4aa22b04d1336b66188a66af3c600c3a66d"
   integrity sha1-HxbkqiKwTRM2tmGIpmrzxgDDpm0=
 
-is-wsl@^2.1.1:
+is-wsl@^2.1.1, is-wsl@^2.2.0:
   version "2.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-wsl/-/is-wsl-2.2.0.tgz#74a4c76e77ca9fd3f932f290c17ea326cd157271"
   integrity sha512-fKzAra0rGJUUBwGBgNkHZuToZcn+TtXHpeCgmkMJMMYx1sQDYaCSyjJBSCa2nH1DGm7s3n1oBnohoVTBaN7Lww==
@@ -15336,7 +15336,7 @@ node-modules-regexp@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-modules-regexp/-/node-modules-regexp-1.0.0.tgz#8d9dbe28964a4ac5712e9131642107c71e90ec40"
   integrity sha1-jZ2+KJZKSsVxLpExZCEHxx6Q7EA=
 
-node-notifier@^5.0.2, node-notifier@^5.4.2:
+node-notifier@^5.4.2:
   version "5.4.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-notifier/-/node-notifier-5.4.3.tgz#cb72daf94c93904098e28b9c590fd866e464bd50"
   integrity sha512-M4UBGcs4jeOK9CjTsYwkvH6/MzuUmGCyTW+kCY7uO+1ZVr0+FHGdPdIf5CCLqAaxnRrWidyoQlNkMIIVwbKB8Q==
@@ -15347,6 +15347,18 @@ node-notifier@^5.0.2, node-notifier@^5.4.2:
     shellwords "^0.1.1"
     which "^1.3.0"
 
+node-notifier@^8.0.1:
+  version "8.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-notifier/-/node-notifier-8.0.1.tgz#f86e89bbc925f2b068784b31f382afdc6ca56be1"
+  integrity sha512-BvEXF+UmsnAfYfoapKM9nGxnP+Wn7P91YfXmrKnfcYCx6VBeoN5Ez5Ogck6I8Bi5k4RlpqRYaw75pAwzX9OphA==
+  dependencies:
+    growly "^1.3.0"
+    is-wsl "^2.2.0"
+    semver "^7.3.2"
+    shellwords "^0.1.1"
+    uuid "^8.3.0"
+    which "^2.0.2"
+
 node-releases@^1.1.52, node-releases@^1.1.65:
   version "1.1.66"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-releases/-/node-releases-1.1.66.tgz#609bd0dc069381015cd982300bae51ab4f1b1814"
@@ -18748,10 +18760,12 @@ semver@^6.0.0, semver@^6.2.0, semver@^6.3.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-6.3.0.tgz#ee0a64c8af5e8ceea67687b133761e1becbd1d3d"
   integrity sha512-b39TBaTSfV6yBrapU89p5fKekE2m/NwnDocOVruQFS1/veMgdzuPcnOM34M6CwxW8jH/lxEa5rBoDeUwu5HHTw==
 
-semver@^7.1.3:
-  version "7.3.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-7.3.2.tgz#604962b052b81ed0786aae84389ffba70ffd3938"
-  integrity sha512-OrOb32TeeambH6UrhtShmF7CRDqhL6/5XpPNp2DuRH6+9QLw/orhp72j87v8Qa1ScDkvrrBNpZcDejAirJmfXQ==
+semver@^7.1.3, semver@^7.3.2:
+  version "7.3.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-7.3.4.tgz#27aaa7d2e4ca76452f98d3add093a72c943edc97"
+  integrity sha512-tCfb2WLjqFAtXn4KEdxIhalnRtoKFN7nAwj0B3ZXCbQloV2tq5eDbcTmT68JJD3nRJq24/XgxtQKFIpQdtvmVw==
+  dependencies:
+    lru-cache "^6.0.0"
 
 semver@~5.3.0:
   version "5.3.0"
@@ -20864,10 +20878,10 @@ uuid@^7.0.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/uuid/-/uuid-7.0.3.tgz#c5c9f2c8cf25dc0a372c4df1441c41f5bd0c680b"
   integrity sha512-DPSke0pXhTZgoF/d+WSt2QaKMCFSfx7QegxEWT+JOuHF5aWrKEn0G+ztjuJg/gG8/ItK+rbPCD/yNv8yyih6Cg==
 
-uuid@^8.0.0:
-  version "8.3.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/uuid/-/uuid-8.3.1.tgz#2ba2e6ca000da60fce5a196954ab241131e05a31"
-  integrity sha512-FOmRr+FmWEIG8uhZv6C2bTgEVXsHk08kE7mPlrBbEe+c3r9pjceVPgupIfNIhc4yx55H69OXANrUaSuu9eInKg==
+uuid@^8.0.0, uuid@^8.3.0:
+  version "8.3.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/uuid/-/uuid-8.3.2.tgz#80d5b5ced271bb9af6c445f21a1a04c606cefbe2"
+  integrity sha512-+NYs2QeMWy+GWFOEm9xnn6HCDp0l7QBD7ml8zLUmJ+93Q5NF0NocErnwkTkXVFNiX3/fpC6afS8Dhb/gz7R7eg==
 
 v8-compile-cache@^2.0.2, v8-compile-cache@^2.1.1:
   version "2.1.1"
@@ -21674,7 +21688,7 @@ which@1, which@1.3.1, which@^1.1.1, which@^1.2.10, which@^1.2.14, which@^1.2.9,
   dependencies:
     isexe "^2.0.0"
 
-which@^2.0.1:
+which@^2.0.1, which@^2.0.2:
   version "2.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/which/-/which-2.0.2.tgz#7c6a8dd0a636a0327e10b59c9286eee93f3f51b1"
   integrity sha512-BLI3Tl1TW3Pvl70l3yq3Y64i+awpwXqsGBYWkkqMtnbXgrMD+yj7rhW0kuEDxzJaYXGjEW5ogapKNMEKNMjibA==