diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a57cd62b..bb7a290b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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         "prettier": "^2.3.2",
         "ts-jest": "^27.0.5",
-        "typescript": "^4.3.5"
+        "typescript": "^4.4.2"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@actions/core": {
@@ -4024,9 +4024,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/typescript": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-4.3.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-DqQgihaQ9cUrskJo9kIyW/+g0Vxsk8cDtZ52a3NGh0YNTfpUSArXSohyUGnvbPazEPLu398C0UxmKSOrPumUzA==",
+      "version": "4.4.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-4.4.2.tgz",
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       "dev": true,
       "bin": {
         "tsc": "bin/tsc",
@@ -7372,9 +7372,9 @@
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     },
     "typescript": {
-      "version": "4.3.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-4.3.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-DqQgihaQ9cUrskJo9kIyW/+g0Vxsk8cDtZ52a3NGh0YNTfpUSArXSohyUGnvbPazEPLu398C0UxmKSOrPumUzA==",
+      "version": "4.4.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-4.4.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-gzP+t5W4hdy4c+68bfcv0t400HVJMMd2+H9B7gae1nQlBzCqvrXX+6GL/b3GAgyTH966pzrZ70/fRjwAtZksSQ==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "universal-user-agent": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a9187d32..cdafe8e4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@
     "jest": "^27.1.0",
     "prettier": "^2.3.2",
     "ts-jest": "^27.0.5",
-    "typescript": "^4.3.5"
+    "typescript": "^4.4.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/labeler.ts b/src/labeler.ts
index 2fdf0ff2..59cf23f3 100644
--- a/src/labeler.ts
+++ b/src/labeler.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export async function run() {
     if (syncLabels && labelsToRemove.length) {
       await removeLabels(client, prNumber, labelsToRemove);
     }
-  } catch (error) {
+  } catch (error: any) {
     core.error(error);
     core.setFailed(error.message);
   }