diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index da1a22b0..1b443ead 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@
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         "@types/react": "^18.3.28",
         "@types/react-dom": "^18.3.7",
-        "axios": "^1.16.0",
         "emoji-picker-element": "^1.26.3",
         "emoji-picker-element-data": "^1.7.2",
         "mermaid": "^11.15.0",
@@ -179,9 +178,6 @@
         "@perspective-dev/viewer-datagrid": {
           "optional": true
         },
-        "axios": {
-          "optional": true
-        },
         "emoji-picker-element": {
           "optional": true
         },
@@ -6859,9 +6855,9 @@
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/axios": {
-      "version": "1.16.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-1.16.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-caYkukvroVPO8KrzuJEb50Hm07KwfBZPEC3VeFHTsqWHvKTsy54hjJz9BS/cdaypROE2rH6xvm9mHX4fgWkr3A==",
+      "version": "1.18.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-1.18.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-E32NzpYKp++W7XRe52rHiXV2ehxmh3wbdgO7MHeFM+vqxLBYHzt0ElkiImtOBxtOmyp0yoC8C6uESVV84Y2/hw==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "follow-redirects": "^1.16.0",