diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c60042ba2450..05edace2d10f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -4081,6 +4081,14 @@
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         "engine.io-parser": "~2.2.0",
         "ws": "^7.1.2"
+      },
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+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-7.5.3.tgz",
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+          "dev": true
+        }
       }
     },
     "engine.io-client": {
@@ -7704,6 +7712,14 @@
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         "ws": "^7.2.3",
         "xml-name-validator": "^3.0.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ws": {
+          "version": "7.5.3",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-7.5.3.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-kQ/dHIzuLrS6Je9+uv81ueZomEwH0qVYstcAQ4/Z93K8zeko9gtAbttJWzoC5ukqXY1PpoouV3+VSOqEAFt5wg==",
+          "dev": true
+        }
       }
     },
     "jsesc": {
@@ -9499,6 +9515,12 @@
           "requires": {
             "glob": "^7.1.3"
           }
+        },
+        "ws": {
+          "version": "7.5.3",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-7.5.3.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-kQ/dHIzuLrS6Je9+uv81ueZomEwH0qVYstcAQ4/Z93K8zeko9gtAbttJWzoC5ukqXY1PpoouV3+VSOqEAFt5wg==",
+          "dev": true
         }
       }
     },
@@ -12452,9 +12474,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-7.4.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-kyFwXuV/5ymf+IXhS6f0+eAFvydbaBW3zjpT6hUdAh/hbVjTIB5EHBGi0bPoCLSK2wcuz3BrEkB9LrYv1Nm4NQ==",
+      "version": "8.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-8.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-6AcSIXpBlS0QvCVKk+3cWnWElLsA6SzC0lkQ43ciEglgXJXiCWK3/CGFEJ+Ybgp006CMibamAsqOlxE9s4AvYA==",
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     "xdg-basedir": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0fc738bd2d35..b59a76471e7b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
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     "typescript": "4.1.2",
     "web-ext": "5.4.0",
-    "ws": "7.4.0",
+    "ws": "8.0.0",
     "yazl": "2.5.1"
   }
 }