diff --git a/packages/scripts/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/scripts/CHANGELOG.md
index bb929e09d299d1..8c3889fa21b1a8 100644
--- a/packages/scripts/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/scripts/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Enhancements
+
+-   Make `check-licenses` command compatible with npm v7 ([#28909](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/28909)).
+
 ## 13.0.0 (2021-01-21)
 
 ### Breaking Changes
diff --git a/packages/scripts/scripts/check-licenses.js b/packages/scripts/scripts/check-licenses.js
index 502cfe1fae599b..dfd01f8c67fb52 100644
--- a/packages/scripts/scripts/check-licenses.js
+++ b/packages/scripts/scripts/check-licenses.js
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ const child = spawn.sync(
 		'ls',
 		'--json',
 		'--long',
+		'--all',
 		...( prod ? [ '--prod' ] : [] ),
 		...( dev ? [ '--dev' ] : [] ),
 	],