diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 790f4980..d4e35aa4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Removed
 ### Fixed
 
+## [7.2.1] - 2022-04-20
+### Changed
+- `templates/__common__/_package.json` - update packages to address vulnerabilities
+
 ## [7.2.0] - 2022-03-15
 ### Changed
 - `templates/__common__/config/tasks/graphics-meta.js` - check for `data-graphic` and `data-feature`, add `checkForAttribute` function to set the type of each template (graphic or feature) in the metadata based on the `data-` attribute
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0b237176..7618d720 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@data-visuals/create",
-  "version": "7.2.0",
+  "version": "7.2.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@data-visuals/create",
-      "version": "7.2.0",
+      "version": "7.2.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "ansi-colors": "^3.2.4",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a2540261..9691246c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@data-visuals/create",
-  "version": "7.2.0",
+  "version": "7.2.1",
   "description": "Create graphics and features the Data Visuals way.",
   "scripts": {
     "build:docs": "doctoc README.md --github",
diff --git a/templates/__common__/_package.json b/templates/__common__/_package.json
index 6478069d..faf35519 100644
--- a/templates/__common__/_package.json
+++ b/templates/__common__/_package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "workspace:push": "node ./utils/deployment/push-workspace.js"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@babel/core": "^7.0.0",
+    "@babel/core": "^7.17.8",
     "@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties": "^7.1.0",
     "@babel/plugin-syntax-dynamic-import": "^7.0.0",
     "@babel/plugin-transform-react-jsx": "^7.0.0",
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "ansi-colors": "^3.2.3",
     "archieml": "^0.4.1",
     "assets-webpack-plugin": "^6.1.2",
-    "autoprefixer": "^9.0.2",
+    "autoprefixer": "^10.4.2",
     "aws-sdk": "^2.372.0",
     "babel-eslint": "^10.0.1",
     "babel-loader": "^8.0.0",
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     "fast-glob": "^2.2.2",
     "fs-extra": "^7.0.0",
     "glob-watcher": "^5.0.3",
-    "googleapis": "^83.0.0",
+    "googleapis": "^99.0.0",
     "html-minifier": "^3.5.21",
     "imagemin": "^7.0.0",
     "imagemin-gifsicle": "^7.0.0",
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     "journalize": "^2.1.0",
     "mime-types": "^2.1.17",
     "nunjucks": "^3.0.1",
-    "postcss": "^7.0.2",
+    "postcss": "^8.4.12",
     "postcss-flexbugs-fixes": "^4.1.0",
     "prettier": "^1.12.1",
     "puppeteer": "^5.5.0",