diff --git a/packages/cactus-test-plugin-htlc-eth-besu/package.json b/packages/cactus-test-plugin-htlc-eth-besu/package.json
index 43183684352..4c4c67f4916 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-test-plugin-htlc-eth-besu/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-test-plugin-htlc-eth-besu/package.json
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     "@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-keychain-memory": "2.0.0-alpha.2",
     "@hyperledger/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-besu": "2.0.0-alpha.2",
     "@hyperledger/cactus-test-tooling": "2.0.0-alpha.2",
-    "axios": "1.5.1",
+    "axios": "1.6.0",
     "key-encoder": "2.0.3",
     "web3": "1.6.1",
     "web3js-quorum": "22.4.0"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 3cd4c0547bc..767fcd9442f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8118,7 +8118,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/body-parser": 1.19.4
     "@types/express": 4.17.19
     "@types/uuid": 9.0.6
-    axios: 1.5.1
+    axios: 1.6.0
     body-parser: 1.20.2
     express: 4.18.2
     key-encoder: 2.0.3