diff --git a/packages/kolibri-format/package.json b/packages/kolibri-format/package.json
index b104a466492..7cf4417fecf 100644
--- a/packages/kolibri-format/package.json
+++ b/packages/kolibri-format/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "chalk": "4.1.2",
-    "commander": "^12.1.0",
+    "commander": "^13.0.0",
     "eslint": "^8.57.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^9.1.0",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.31.0",
diff --git a/packages/kolibri-tools/lib/cli.js b/packages/kolibri-tools/lib/cli.js
index b06b24dff6e..4eebd5cb8d5 100755
--- a/packages/kolibri-tools/lib/cli.js
+++ b/packages/kolibri-tools/lib/cli.js
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ program
   .command('test')
   .option('--config [config]', 'Set configuration for jest tests')
   .allowUnknownOption()
+  .allowExcessArguments(true)
   .action(function (options) {
     const baseConfigPath = path.resolve(__dirname, '../jest.conf');
     if (process.env.NODE_ENV == null) {
diff --git a/packages/kolibri-tools/package.json b/packages/kolibri-tools/package.json
index 3d66233614f..b64b96bab40 100644
--- a/packages/kolibri-tools/package.json
+++ b/packages/kolibri-tools/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     "chalk": "4.1.2",
     "check-node-version": "^4.2.1",
     "cli-table": "^0.3.11",
-    "commander": "^12.1.0",
+    "commander": "^13.0.0",
     "core-js": "^3",
     "css-loader": "7.1.2",
     "css-minimizer-webpack-plugin": "7.0.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 733d3449f32..a24b69e5bc3 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3882,6 +3882,11 @@ commander@^12.0.0, commander@^12.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/commander/-/commander-12.1.0.tgz#01423b36f501259fdaac4d0e4d60c96c991585d3"
   integrity sha512-Vw8qHK3bZM9y/P10u3Vib8o/DdkvA2OtPtZvD871QKjy74Wj1WSKFILMPRPSdUSx5RFK1arlJzEtA4PkFgnbuA==
 
+commander@^13.0.0:
+  version "13.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/commander/-/commander-13.0.0.tgz#1b161f60ee3ceb8074583a0f95359a4f8701845c"
+  integrity sha512-oPYleIY8wmTVzkvQq10AEok6YcTC4sRUBl8F9gVuwchGVUCTbl/vhLTaQqutuuySYOsu8YTgV+OxKc/8Yvx+mQ==
+
 commander@^2.19.0, commander@^2.20.0:
   version "2.20.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/commander/-/commander-2.20.3.tgz#fd485e84c03eb4881c20722ba48035e8531aeb33"