diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 3bbd0c8b..2abcca06 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ name: Test
 
 on:
   push:
+    branches-ignore:
+      # don't double-build dependabot PRs
+      - dependabot/**
   pull_request:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
diff --git a/bin/configurable-http-proxy b/bin/configurable-http-proxy
index 18b607f2..45be175d 100755
--- a/bin/configurable-http-proxy
+++ b/bin/configurable-http-proxy
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
 
 var fs = require("fs"),
   pkg = require("../package.json"),
-  args = require("commander"),
+  cli = require("commander"),
   tls = require("tls"),
   winston = require("winston");
 
-args
+cli
   .version(pkg.version)
   .option("--ip <ip-address>", "Public-facing IP of the proxy")
   .option("--port <n> (defaults to 8000)", "Public-facing port of the proxy", parseInt)
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ function collectHeadersIntoObject(value, previous) {
   previous[headerParts[0]] = headerParts[1];
 }
 
-args.parse(process.argv);
+cli.parse(process.argv);
+var args = cli.opts();
 
 var ConfigurableProxy = require("../lib/configproxy.js").ConfigurableProxy;
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ca82f1bd..b8c9a518 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -519,9 +519,9 @@
       }
     },
     "commander": {
-      "version": "6.2.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-6.2.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-U7VdrJFnJgo4xjrHpTzu0yrHPGImdsmD95ZlgYSEajAn2JKzDhDTPG9kBTefmObL2w/ngeZnilk+OV9CG3d7UA=="
+      "version": "7.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-7.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-pRxBna3MJe6HKnBGsDyMv8ETbptw3axEdYHoqNh7gu5oDcew8fs0xnivZGm06Ogk8zGAJ9VX+OPEr2GXEQK4dg=="
     },
     "commondir": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a7278802..3d1e7128 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/jupyterhub/configurable-http-proxy.git"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "commander": "~6.2.0",
+    "commander": "~7.1.0",
     "http-proxy": "^1.18.1",
     "lynx": "^0.2.0",
     "strftime": "~0.10.0",