diff --git a/.husky/pre-commit b/.husky/pre-commit
index 9181511e..5b216b75 100755
--- a/.husky/pre-commit
+++ b/.husky/pre-commit
@@ -1,4 +1 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-. "$(dirname "$0")/_/husky.sh"
-
 NODE_ENV=dev && node_modules/.bin/lint-staged && node_modules/.bin/tsc
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 698b89c3..e196d945 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
         "eslint-plugin-cypress": "^2.12.1",
         "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.29.1",
         "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^4.2.1",
-        "husky": "^8.0.3",
+        "husky": "^9.1.6",
         "jest": "^29.7.0",
         "jest-html-reporter": "^3.10.2",
         "jest-junit": "^15.0.0",
@@ -6464,15 +6464,15 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/husky": {
-      "version": "8.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/husky/-/husky-8.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-+dQSyqPh4x1hlO1swXBiNb2HzTDN1I2IGLQx1GrBuiqFJfoMrnZWwVmatvSiO+Iz8fBUnf+lekwNo4c2LlXItg==",
+      "version": "9.1.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/husky/-/husky-9.1.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-sqbjZKK7kf44hfdE94EoX8MZNk0n7HeW37O4YrVGCF4wzgQjp+akPAkfUK5LZ6KuR/6sqeAVuXHji+RzQgOn5A==",
       "dev": true,
       "bin": {
-        "husky": "lib/bin.js"
+        "husky": "bin.js"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=14"
+        "node": ">=18"
       },
       "funding": {
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/typicode"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ad576a69..5363c5bd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "repository": "git@github.com:ministryofjustice/use-of-force.git",
   "license": "MIT",
   "scripts": {
-    "postinstall": "husky install",
+    "prepare": "husky",
     "copy-views": "cp -R server/views dist/server/",
     "watch-views": "nodemon --watch server/views -e html,njk -x npm run copy-views",
     "watch-ts": "tsc -w",
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-cypress": "^2.12.1",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.29.1",
     "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^4.2.1",
-    "husky": "^8.0.3",
+    "husky": "^9.1.6",
     "jest": "^29.7.0",
     "jest-html-reporter": "^3.10.2",
     "jest-junit": "^15.0.0",