diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8aa10b5b0e..80753795f7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
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         "@lexical/history": "^0.47.0",
@@ -109,13 +109,10 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/runtime/-/runtime-8.0.0.tgz",
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+      "license": "MIT"
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d3639011b7..22bca4e309 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
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   },
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-    "@babel/runtime": "^7.27.6",
+    "@babel/runtime": "^8.0.0",
     "@converse/log": "file:src/log",
     "@lexical/code": "^0.47.0",
     "@lexical/history": "^0.47.0",