diff --git a/packages/backend-middleware/package.json b/packages/backend-middleware/package.json
index e73b6e37..efc5d22e 100644
--- a/packages/backend-middleware/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend-middleware/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "@types/express": "^4.17.14",
     "@types/jest": "^29.5.12",
     "@types/node": "^20.12.7",
-    "axios": "^1.0.0",
+    "axios": "^1.6.8",
     "express": "^4.18.1",
     "js-logger": "^1.6.1"
   },
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c6835c59..e370a1ee 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/express": "npm:^4.17.14"
     "@types/jest": "npm:^29.5.12"
     "@types/node": "npm:^20.12.7"
-    axios: "npm:^1.0.0"
+    axios: "npm:^1.6.8"
     commit-and-tag-version: "npm:^12.2.0"
     concurrently: "npm:^8.2.2"
     express: "npm:^4.18.1"
@@ -3640,14 +3640,14 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"axios@npm:^1.0.0":
-  version: 1.6.1
-  resolution: "axios@npm:1.6.1"
+"axios@npm:^1.6.8":
+  version: 1.6.8
+  resolution: "axios@npm:1.6.8"
   dependencies:
-    follow-redirects: "npm:^1.15.0"
+    follow-redirects: "npm:^1.15.6"
     form-data: "npm:^4.0.0"
     proxy-from-env: "npm:^1.1.0"
-  checksum: 10/fb091af3ad47d70fdcba5e71654b9e3c56947d93d8b2375dd0b4db63de9982adab6235aebc514488aa289c7faf103b09e8911280e6f6b1112d1604fe5f111f71
+  checksum: 10/3f9a79eaf1d159544fca9576261ff867cbbff64ed30017848e4210e49f3b01e97cf416390150e6fdf6633f336cd43dc1151f890bbd09c3c01ad60bb0891eee63
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -6635,7 +6635,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"follow-redirects@npm:^1.0.0, follow-redirects@npm:^1.15.0":
+"follow-redirects@npm:^1.0.0, follow-redirects@npm:^1.15.6":
   version: 1.15.6
   resolution: "follow-redirects@npm:1.15.6"
   peerDependenciesMeta: