diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 13e35468130..31bb382f606 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "@wireapp/react-ui-kit": "9.28.1",
     "@wireapp/webapp-events": "0.25.0",
     "auto-launch": "5.0.6",
-    "axios": "0.21.2",
+    "axios": "1.7.9",
     "content-type": "1.0.5",
     "electron-dl": "^3.5.2",
     "electron-window-state": "5.0.3",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 4c8e599a776..b5a4119d08f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5516,15 +5516,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"axios@npm:0.21.2":
-  version: 0.21.2
-  resolution: "axios@npm:0.21.2"
-  dependencies:
-    follow-redirects: ^1.14.0
-  checksum: 41299c21f77323e7c56ea49d2d5ed25407d24bb145a4ce3441a8db17359ae56554f9495dca6e15d343a9530e106212a684c75a4db3bedfbe19f6414a8d94378e
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "axios@npm:1.7.9":
   version: 1.7.9
   resolution: "axios@npm:1.7.9"
@@ -9522,7 +9513,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"follow-redirects@npm:^1.14.0, follow-redirects@npm:^1.15.6":
+"follow-redirects@npm:^1.15.6":
   version: 1.15.6
   resolution: "follow-redirects@npm:1.15.6"
   peerDependenciesMeta:
@@ -17918,7 +17909,7 @@ __metadata:
     adm-zip: 0.5.16
     auto-launch: 5.0.6
     aws-sdk: 2.1692.0
-    axios: 0.21.2
+    axios: 1.7.9
     babel-core: 7.0.0-bridge.0
     babel-eslint: 10.1.0
     babel-jest: 29.7.0