diff --git a/packages/cli/bin/cli-main.js b/packages/cli/bin/cli-main.js
index 38ab93e28860..eb521bf7fba0 100755
--- a/packages/cli/bin/cli-main.js
+++ b/packages/cli/bin/cli-main.js
@@ -50,12 +50,17 @@ if (tabCompletionCommands.includes(originalCommand)) {
 }
 
 const main = require('../lib/cli');
-const updateNotifier = require('update-notifier');
+
 // Force version check with `lb4 --version`
 const interval = opts.version ? 0 : undefined;
-updateNotifier({
-  pkg: pkg,
-  updateCheckInterval: interval,
-}).notify({isGlobal: true});
+
+import('update-notifier')
+  .then(({default: updateNotifier}) => {
+    updateNotifier({
+      pkg: pkg,
+      updateCheckInterval: interval,
+    }).notify({isGlobal: true});
+  })
+  .catch(() => {});
 
 main(opts);
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index c807db885b28..4cd601efc9e9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -106,15 +106,15 @@
   "config": {
     "templateDependencies": {
       "tslib": "^2.0.0",
-      "@types/mocha": "^10.0.1",
-      "@types/node": "^16.18.50",
+      "@types/mocha": "^10.0.6",
+      "@types/node": "^16.18.68",
       "cross-spawn": "^7.0.3",
       "debug": "^4.3.4",
-      "fs-extra": "^11.1.1",
+      "fs-extra": "^11.2.0",
       "mocha": "^10.2.0",
       "nyc": "^15.1.0",
-      "prettier": "^3.0.2",
-      "rimraf": "^5.0.1",
+      "prettier": "^3.0.3",
+      "rimraf": "^5.0.5",
       "source-map-support": "^0.5.21",
       "typescript": "~5.2.2",
       "@loopback/authentication": "^10.1.3",
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
       "@loopback/rest": "^13.1.3",
       "@loopback/testlab": "^6.1.3",
       "@loopback/docs": "^6.0.4",
-      "glob": "^10.3.4",
+      "glob": "^10.3.10",
       "@loopback/example-hello-world": "^6.1.3",
       "@loopback/example-log-extension": "^6.1.3",
       "@loopback/example-rpc-server": "^6.1.3",
@@ -149,12 +149,12 @@
       "@loopback/example-greeter-extension": "^6.1.3",
       "@loopback/booter-lb3app": "^5.1.3",
       "@loopback/example-lb3-application": "^6.1.3",
-      "eslint": "^8.48.0",
-      "eslint-plugin-mocha": "^10.1.0",
+      "eslint": "^8.51.0",
+      "eslint-plugin-mocha": "^10.2.0",
       "@loopback/example-greeting-app": "^6.1.3",
       "@loopback/example-context": "^6.1.3",
-      "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^6.4.1",
-      "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^6.4.1",
+      "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^6.8.0",
+      "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^6.8.0",
       "eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin": "^5.1.1",
       "eslint-config-prettier": "^9.0.0",
       "@loopback/repository-tests": "^0.23.3",