diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f43362afe..fc72e0952 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         "mocha": "^10.0.0",
         "patch-package": "^6.4.7",
         "readline-sync": "^1.4.10",
-        "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
+        "rimraf": "^4.0.7",
         "selenium-standalone": "^8.0.3",
         "through2": "^4.0.2",
         "typescript": "^4.3.2",
@@ -5117,6 +5117,21 @@
         "node": "^10.12.0 || >=12.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/flat-cache/node_modules/rimraf": {
+      "version": "3.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rimraf/-/rimraf-3.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-JZkJMZkAGFFPP2YqXZXPbMlMBgsxzE8ILs4lMIX/2o0L9UBw9O/Y3o6wFw/i9YLapcUJWwqbi3kdxIPdC62TIA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "glob": "^7.1.3"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "rimraf": "bin.js"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/flatted": {
       "version": "3.2.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/flatted/-/flatted-3.2.4.tgz",
@@ -10110,6 +10125,21 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-ATFTrPbY1dKYhPPvpjtwWKSK2mIwGmRwX54UASn9THEuIZCe2n9k3vVuMmt6jWeL+e5QaaguEv/pMyR+JQB7VQ==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/puppeteer-core/node_modules/rimraf": {
+      "version": "3.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rimraf/-/rimraf-3.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-JZkJMZkAGFFPP2YqXZXPbMlMBgsxzE8ILs4lMIX/2o0L9UBw9O/Y3o6wFw/i9YLapcUJWwqbi3kdxIPdC62TIA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "glob": "^7.1.3"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "rimraf": "bin.js"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/qs": {
       "version": "6.5.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/qs/-/qs-6.5.3.tgz",
@@ -10684,15 +10714,15 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/rimraf": {
-      "version": "3.0.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rimraf/-/rimraf-3.0.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-JZkJMZkAGFFPP2YqXZXPbMlMBgsxzE8ILs4lMIX/2o0L9UBw9O/Y3o6wFw/i9YLapcUJWwqbi3kdxIPdC62TIA==",
+      "version": "4.0.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rimraf/-/rimraf-4.0.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-CUEDDrZvc0swDgVdXGiv3FcYYQMpJxjvSGt85Amj6yU+MCVWurrLCeLiJDdJPHCzNJnwuebBEdcO//eP11Xa7w==",
       "dev": true,
-      "dependencies": {
-        "glob": "^7.1.3"
-      },
       "bin": {
-        "rimraf": "bin.js"
+        "rimraf": "dist/cjs/src/bin.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=14"
       },
       "funding": {
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
@@ -17024,6 +17054,17 @@
       "requires": {
         "flatted": "^3.1.0",
         "rimraf": "^3.0.2"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "rimraf": {
+          "version": "3.0.2",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rimraf/-/rimraf-3.0.2.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-JZkJMZkAGFFPP2YqXZXPbMlMBgsxzE8ILs4lMIX/2o0L9UBw9O/Y3o6wFw/i9YLapcUJWwqbi3kdxIPdC62TIA==",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "glob": "^7.1.3"
+          }
+        }
       }
     },
     "flatted": {
@@ -21026,6 +21067,15 @@
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/devtools-protocol/-/devtools-protocol-0.0.1068969.tgz",
           "integrity": "sha512-ATFTrPbY1dKYhPPvpjtwWKSK2mIwGmRwX54UASn9THEuIZCe2n9k3vVuMmt6jWeL+e5QaaguEv/pMyR+JQB7VQ==",
           "dev": true
+        },
+        "rimraf": {
+          "version": "3.0.2",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rimraf/-/rimraf-3.0.2.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-JZkJMZkAGFFPP2YqXZXPbMlMBgsxzE8ILs4lMIX/2o0L9UBw9O/Y3o6wFw/i9YLapcUJWwqbi3kdxIPdC62TIA==",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "glob": "^7.1.3"
+          }
         }
       }
     },
@@ -21482,13 +21532,10 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "rimraf": {
-      "version": "3.0.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rimraf/-/rimraf-3.0.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-JZkJMZkAGFFPP2YqXZXPbMlMBgsxzE8ILs4lMIX/2o0L9UBw9O/Y3o6wFw/i9YLapcUJWwqbi3kdxIPdC62TIA==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "requires": {
-        "glob": "^7.1.3"
-      }
+      "version": "4.0.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rimraf/-/rimraf-4.0.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-CUEDDrZvc0swDgVdXGiv3FcYYQMpJxjvSGt85Amj6yU+MCVWurrLCeLiJDdJPHCzNJnwuebBEdcO//eP11Xa7w==",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "run-parallel": {
       "version": "1.2.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bd144b0ba..99a261ba8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
     "mocha": "^10.0.0",
     "patch-package": "^6.4.7",
     "readline-sync": "^1.4.10",
-    "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
+    "rimraf": "^4.0.7",
     "selenium-standalone": "^8.0.3",
     "through2": "^4.0.2",
     "typescript": "^4.3.2",
diff --git a/scripts/gulpfiles/build_tasks.js b/scripts/gulpfiles/build_tasks.js
index 5538abc92..9aaa7dc1d 100644
--- a/scripts/gulpfiles/build_tasks.js
+++ b/scripts/gulpfiles/build_tasks.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const clangFormatter = require('gulp-clang-format');
 const closureCompiler = require('google-closure-compiler').gulp();
 const closureDeps = require('google-closure-deps');
 const argv = require('yargs').argv;
-const rimraf = require('rimraf');
+const {rimraf} = require('rimraf');
 
 const {BUILD_DIR, DEPS_FILE, RELEASE_DIR, TEST_DEPS_FILE, TSC_OUTPUT_DIR, TYPINGS_BUILD_DIR} = require('./config');
 const {getPackageJson} = require('./helper_tasks');
@@ -712,12 +712,12 @@ function buildAdvancedCompilationTest() {
 /**
  * This task cleans the build directory (by deleting it).
  */
-function cleanBuildDir(done) {
+function cleanBuildDir() {
   // Sanity check.
   if (BUILD_DIR === '.' || BUILD_DIR === '/') {
-    throw new Error(`Refusing to rm -rf ${BUILD_DIR}`);
+    return Promise.reject(`Refusing to rm -rf ${BUILD_DIR}`);
   }
-  rimraf(BUILD_DIR, done);
+  return rimraf(BUILD_DIR);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/scripts/gulpfiles/package_tasks.js b/scripts/gulpfiles/package_tasks.js
index d5fba6258..d71bae493 100644
--- a/scripts/gulpfiles/package_tasks.js
+++ b/scripts/gulpfiles/package_tasks.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ gulp.replace = require('gulp-replace');
 
 const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
-const rimraf = require('rimraf');
+const {rimraf} = require('rimraf');
 const build = require('./build_tasks');
 const {getPackageJson} = require('./helper_tasks');
 const {BUILD_DIR, RELEASE_DIR, TYPINGS_BUILD_DIR} = require('./config');
@@ -354,12 +354,12 @@ function packageDTS() {
 /**
  * This task cleans the release directory (by deleting it).
  */
-function cleanReleaseDir(done) {
+function cleanReleaseDir() {
   // Sanity check.
   if (RELEASE_DIR === '.' || RELEASE_DIR === '/') {
-    throw new Error(`Refusing to rm -rf ${RELEASE_DIR}`);
+    return Promise.reject(`Refusing to rm -rf ${RELEASE_DIR}`);
   }
-  rimraf(RELEASE_DIR, done);
+  return rimraf(RELEASE_DIR);
 }
 
 /**