diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 974a066ba..e06c0f2df 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 				"@babel/preset-env": "^7.23.2",
 				"@wordpress/env": "^5.0.0",
 				"commons-api": "git+https://github.com/wielebenwir/commons-api.git",
-				"cypress": "^13.1.0",
+				"cypress": "^13.9.0",
 				"editorconfig": "^2.0.0",
 				"grunt": "^1.6.1",
 				"grunt-babel": "^8.0.0",
@@ -3391,21 +3391,20 @@
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 		},
 		"node_modules/cypress": {
-			"version": "13.3.0",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cypress/-/cypress-13.3.0.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-mpI8qcTwLGiA4zEQvTC/U1xGUezVV4V8HQCOYjlEOrVmU1etVvxOjkCXHGwrlYdZU/EPmUiWfsO3yt1o+Q2bgw==",
+			"version": "13.9.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cypress/-/cypress-13.9.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-atNjmYfHsvTuCaxTxLZr9xGoHz53LLui3266WWxXJHY7+N6OdwJdg/feEa3T+buez9dmUXHT1izCOklqG82uCQ==",
 			"dev": true,
 			"hasInstallScript": true,
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@cypress/request": "^3.0.0",
 				"@cypress/xvfb": "^1.2.4",
-				"@types/node": "^18.17.5",
 				"@types/sinonjs__fake-timers": "8.1.1",
 				"@types/sizzle": "^2.3.2",
 				"arch": "^2.2.0",
 				"blob-util": "^2.0.2",
 				"bluebird": "^3.7.2",
-				"buffer": "^5.6.0",
+				"buffer": "^5.7.1",
 				"cachedir": "^2.3.0",
 				"chalk": "^4.1.0",
 				"check-more-types": "^2.24.0",
@@ -3423,7 +3422,7 @@
 				"figures": "^3.2.0",
 				"fs-extra": "^9.1.0",
 				"getos": "^3.2.1",
-				"is-ci": "^3.0.0",
+				"is-ci": "^3.0.1",
 				"is-installed-globally": "~0.4.0",
 				"lazy-ass": "^1.6.0",
 				"listr2": "^3.8.3",
@@ -3448,12 +3447,6 @@
 				"node": "^16.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || >=20.0.0"
 			}
 		},
-		"node_modules/cypress/node_modules/@types/node": {
-			"version": "18.18.4",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-18.18.4.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-t3rNFBgJRugIhackit2mVcLfF6IRc0JE4oeizPQL8Zrm8n2WY/0wOdpOPhdtG0V9Q2TlW/axbF1MJ6z+Yj/kKQ==",
-			"dev": true
-		},
 		"node_modules/cypress/node_modules/ansi-styles": {
 			"version": "4.3.0",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ansi-styles/-/ansi-styles-4.3.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 653fb013a..a0e83aa3b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 		"@babel/preset-env": "^7.23.2",
 		"@wordpress/env": "^5.0.0",
 		"commons-api": "git+https://github.com/wielebenwir/commons-api.git",
-		"cypress": "^13.1.0",
+		"cypress": "^13.9.0",
 		"editorconfig": "^2.0.0",
 		"grunt": "^1.6.1",
 		"grunt-babel": "^8.0.0",
diff --git a/tests/cypress/support/e2e.js b/tests/cypress/support/e2e.js
index 0e7290a13..14bd00120 100644
--- a/tests/cypress/support/e2e.js
+++ b/tests/cypress/support/e2e.js
@@ -17,4 +17,12 @@
 import './commands'
 
 // Alternatively you can use CommonJS syntax:
-// require('./commands')
\ No newline at end of file
+// require('./commands')
+Cypress.on('uncaught:exception', (err, runnable) => {
+  // WordPress is throwing this error in the latest trunk when trying to login with a changed date #61224 in Trac. This workaround is in place until the issue is resolved
+  if (err.message.includes('Cannot read properties of undefined (reading \'serialize\')')) {
+    return false
+  }
+  // we still want to ensure there are no other unexpected
+  // errors, so we let them fail the test
+})