diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 73b73e29542..394139d30e3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "@wireapp/react-ui-kit": "9.17.0",
     "@wireapp/webapp-events": "0.21.0",
     "auto-launch": "5.0.6",
-    "axios": "0.21.2",
+    "axios": "1.6.8",
     "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 fe7de4a266c..3601fbcfc8b 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5388,15 +5388,6 @@ __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:0.21.4":
   version: 0.21.4
   resolution: "axios@npm:0.21.4"
@@ -5406,6 +5397,17 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"axios@npm:1.6.8":
+  version: 1.6.8
+  resolution: "axios@npm:1.6.8"
+  dependencies:
+    follow-redirects: ^1.15.6
+    form-data: ^4.0.0
+    proxy-from-env: ^1.1.0
+  checksum: bf007fa4b207d102459300698620b3b0873503c6d47bf5a8f6e43c0c64c90035a4f698b55027ca1958f61ab43723df2781c38a99711848d232cad7accbcdfcdd
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "axobject-query@npm:^3.1.1":
   version: 3.1.1
   resolution: "axobject-query@npm:3.1.1"
@@ -9160,7 +9162,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"follow-redirects@npm:^1.14.0":
+"follow-redirects@npm:^1.14.0, follow-redirects@npm:^1.15.6":
   version: 1.15.6
   resolution: "follow-redirects@npm:1.15.6"
   peerDependenciesMeta:
@@ -14102,6 +14104,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"proxy-from-env@npm:^1.1.0":
+  version: 1.1.0
+  resolution: "proxy-from-env@npm:1.1.0"
+  checksum: ed7fcc2ba0a33404958e34d95d18638249a68c430e30fcb6c478497d72739ba64ce9810a24f53a7d921d0c065e5b78e3822759800698167256b04659366ca4d4
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "psl@npm:^1.1.28, psl@npm:^1.1.33":
   version: 1.9.0
   resolution: "psl@npm:1.9.0"
@@ -17224,7 +17233,7 @@ __metadata:
     adm-zip: 0.5.12
     auto-launch: 5.0.6
     aws-sdk: 2.1592.0
-    axios: 0.21.2
+    axios: 1.6.8
     babel-core: 7.0.0-bridge.0
     babel-eslint: 10.1.0
     babel-jest: 29.7.0