diff --git a/extensions/git/package.json b/extensions/git/package.json
index eafc49164..bff06df5d 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.json
@@ -1583,7 +1583,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "byline": "^5.0.0",
-    "file-type": "^7.2.0",
+    "file-type": "^16.5.4",
     "iconv-lite": "^0.4.24",
     "jschardet": "^1.6.0",
     "vscode-extension-telemetry": "0.1.1",
diff --git a/extensions/git/yarn.lock b/extensions/git/yarn.lock
index 1f2ea8aed..994a0dc55 100644
--- a/extensions/git/yarn.lock
+++ b/extensions/git/yarn.lock
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 # yarn lockfile v1
 
 
+"@tokenizer/token@^0.3.0":
+  version "0.3.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tokenizer/token/-/token-0.3.0.tgz#fe98a93fe789247e998c75e74e9c7c63217aa276"
+  integrity sha512-OvjF+z51L3ov0OyAU0duzsYuvO01PH7x4t6DJx+guahgTnBHkhJdG7soQeTSFLWN3efnHyibZ4Z8l2EuWwJN3A==
+
 "@types/byline@4.2.31":
   version "4.2.31"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/byline/-/byline-4.2.31.tgz#0e61fcb9c03e047d21c4496554c7116297ab60cd"
@@ -109,10 +114,14 @@ escape-string-regexp@1.0.5:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/escape-string-regexp/-/escape-string-regexp-1.0.5.tgz#1b61c0562190a8dff6ae3bb2cf0200ca130b86d4"
   integrity sha1-G2HAViGQqN/2rjuyzwIAyhMLhtQ=
 
-file-type@^7.2.0:
-  version "7.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/file-type/-/file-type-7.2.0.tgz#113cfed52e1d6959ab80248906e2f25a8cdccb74"
-  integrity sha1-ETz+1S4daVmrgCSJBuLyWozcy3Q=
+file-type@^16.5.4:
+  version "16.5.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/file-type/-/file-type-16.5.4.tgz#474fb4f704bee427681f98dd390058a172a6c2fd"
+  integrity sha512-/yFHK0aGjFEgDJjEKP0pWCplsPFPhwyfwevf/pVxiN0tmE4L9LmwWxWukdJSHdoCli4VgQLehjJtwQBnqmsKcw==
+  dependencies:
+    readable-web-to-node-stream "^3.0.0"
+    strtok3 "^6.2.4"
+    token-types "^4.1.1"
 
 fs.realpath@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
@@ -158,6 +167,11 @@ iconv-lite@^0.4.24:
   dependencies:
     safer-buffer ">= 2.1.2 < 3"
 
+ieee754@^1.2.1:
+  version "1.2.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ieee754/-/ieee754-1.2.1.tgz#8eb7a10a63fff25d15a57b001586d177d1b0d352"
+  integrity sha512-dcyqhDvX1C46lXZcVqCpK+FtMRQVdIMN6/Df5js2zouUsqG7I6sFxitIC+7KYK29KdXOLHdu9zL4sFnoVQnqaA==
+
 inflight@^1.0.4:
   version "1.0.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/inflight/-/inflight-1.0.6.tgz#49bd6331d7d02d0c09bc910a1075ba8165b56df9"
@@ -171,6 +185,11 @@ inherits@2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/inherits/-/inherits-2.0.3.tgz#633c2c83e3da42a502f52466022480f4208261de"
   integrity sha1-Yzwsg+PaQqUC9SRmAiSA9CCCYd4=
 
+inherits@^2.0.3:
+  version "2.0.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/inherits/-/inherits-2.0.4.tgz#0fa2c64f932917c3433a0ded55363aae37416b7c"
+  integrity sha512-k/vGaX4/Yla3WzyMCvTQOXYeIHvqOKtnqBduzTHpzpQZzAskKMhZ2K+EnBiSM9zGSoIFeMpXKxa4dYeZIQqewQ==
+
 isexe@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/isexe/-/isexe-2.0.0.tgz#e8fbf374dc556ff8947a10dcb0572d633f2cfa10"
@@ -296,6 +315,32 @@ path-is-absolute@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/path-is-absolute/-/path-is-absolute-1.0.1.tgz#174b9268735534ffbc7ace6bf53a5a9e1b5c5f5f"
   integrity sha1-F0uSaHNVNP+8es5r9TpanhtcX18=
 
+peek-readable@^4.1.0:
+  version "4.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/peek-readable/-/peek-readable-4.1.0.tgz#4ece1111bf5c2ad8867c314c81356847e8a62e72"
+  integrity sha512-ZI3LnwUv5nOGbQzD9c2iDG6toheuXSZP5esSHBjopsXH4dg19soufvpUGA3uohi5anFtGb2lhAVdHzH6R/Evvg==
+
+readable-stream@^3.6.0:
+  version "3.6.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/readable-stream/-/readable-stream-3.6.0.tgz#337bbda3adc0706bd3e024426a286d4b4b2c9198"
+  integrity sha512-BViHy7LKeTz4oNnkcLJ+lVSL6vpiFeX6/d3oSH8zCW7UxP2onchk+vTGB143xuFjHS3deTgkKoXXymXqymiIdA==
+  dependencies:
+    inherits "^2.0.3"
+    string_decoder "^1.1.1"
+    util-deprecate "^1.0.1"
+
+readable-web-to-node-stream@^3.0.0:
+  version "3.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/readable-web-to-node-stream/-/readable-web-to-node-stream-3.0.2.tgz#5d52bb5df7b54861fd48d015e93a2cb87b3ee0bb"
+  integrity sha512-ePeK6cc1EcKLEhJFt/AebMCLL+GgSKhuygrZ/GLaKZYEecIgIECf4UaUuaByiGtzckwR4ain9VzUh95T1exYGw==
+  dependencies:
+    readable-stream "^3.6.0"
+
+safe-buffer@~5.2.0:
+  version "5.2.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/safe-buffer/-/safe-buffer-5.2.1.tgz#1eaf9fa9bdb1fdd4ec75f58f9cdb4e6b7827eec6"
+  integrity sha512-rp3So07KcdmmKbGvgaNxQSJr7bGVSVk5S9Eq1F+ppbRo70+YeaDxkw5Dd8NPN+GD6bjnYm2VuPuCXmpuYvmCXQ==
+
 "safer-buffer@>= 2.1.2 < 3":
   version "2.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/safer-buffer/-/safer-buffer-2.1.2.tgz#44fa161b0187b9549dd84bb91802f9bd8385cd6a"
@@ -306,6 +351,21 @@ semver@^5.3.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-5.5.0.tgz#dc4bbc7a6ca9d916dee5d43516f0092b58f7b8ab"
   integrity sha512-4SJ3dm0WAwWy/NVeioZh5AntkdJoWKxHxcmyP622fOkgHa4z3R0TdBJICINyaSDE6uNwVc8gZr+ZinwZAH4xIA==
 
+string_decoder@^1.1.1:
+  version "1.3.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string_decoder/-/string_decoder-1.3.0.tgz#42f114594a46cf1a8e30b0a84f56c78c3edac21e"
+  integrity sha512-hkRX8U1WjJFd8LsDJ2yQ/wWWxaopEsABU1XfkM8A+j0+85JAGppt16cr1Whg6KIbb4okU6Mql6BOj+uup/wKeA==
+  dependencies:
+    safe-buffer "~5.2.0"
+
+strtok3@^6.2.4:
+  version "6.3.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strtok3/-/strtok3-6.3.0.tgz#358b80ffe6d5d5620e19a073aa78ce947a90f9a0"
+  integrity sha512-fZtbhtvI9I48xDSywd/somNqgUHl2L2cstmXCCif0itOf96jeW18MBSyrLuNicYQVkvpOxkZtkzujiTJ9LW5Jw==
+  dependencies:
+    "@tokenizer/token" "^0.3.0"
+    peek-readable "^4.1.0"
+
 supports-color@3.1.2:
   version "3.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/supports-color/-/supports-color-3.1.2.tgz#72a262894d9d408b956ca05ff37b2ed8a6e2a2d5"
@@ -313,6 +373,19 @@ supports-color@3.1.2:
   dependencies:
     has-flag "^1.0.0"
 
+token-types@^4.1.1:
+  version "4.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/token-types/-/token-types-4.2.0.tgz#b66bc3d67420c6873222a424eee64a744f4c2f13"
+  integrity sha512-P0rrp4wUpefLncNamWIef62J0v0kQR/GfDVji9WKY7GDCWy5YbVSrKUTam07iWPZQGy0zWNOfstYTykMmPNR7w==
+  dependencies:
+    "@tokenizer/token" "^0.3.0"
+    ieee754 "^1.2.1"
+
+util-deprecate@^1.0.1:
+  version "1.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/util-deprecate/-/util-deprecate-1.0.2.tgz#450d4dc9fa70de732762fbd2d4a28981419a0ccf"
+  integrity sha512-EPD5q1uXyFxJpCrLnCc1nHnq3gOa6DZBocAIiI2TaSCA7VCJ1UJDMagCzIkXNsUYfD1daK//LTEQ8xiIbrHtcw==
+
 vscode-extension-telemetry@0.1.1:
   version "0.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vscode-extension-telemetry/-/vscode-extension-telemetry-0.1.1.tgz#91387e06b33400c57abd48979b0e790415ae110b"