diff --git a/tests/package-lock.json b/tests/package-lock.json
index d4619918..bb7e02b4 100644
--- a/tests/package-lock.json
+++ b/tests/package-lock.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
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-        "axios": "^0.21.2",
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         "cypress": "^10.8.0",
         "mocha": "^9.2.2",
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+        "follow-redirects": "^1.15.0",
+        "form-data": "^4.0.0",
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     },
     "node_modules/axios-cookiejar-support": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/form-data/-/form-data-4.0.0.tgz",
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+        "combined-stream": "^1.0.8",
+        "mime-types": "^2.1.12"
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/proxy-from-env/-/proxy-from-env-1.1.0.tgz",
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+    },
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/balanced-match/-/balanced-match-1.0.2.tgz",
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-0.21.2.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-1.6.0.tgz",
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       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
-        "follow-redirects": "^1.14.0"
+        "follow-redirects": "^1.15.0",
+        "form-data": "^4.0.0",
+        "proxy-from-env": "^1.1.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "form-data": {
+          "version": "4.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/form-data/-/form-data-4.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-ETEklSGi5t0QMZuiXoA/Q6vcnxcLQP5vdugSpuAyi6SVGi2clPPp+xgEhuMaHC+zGgn31Kd235W35f7Hykkaww==",
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+            "combined-stream": "^1.0.8",
+            "mime-types": "^2.1.12"
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+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/proxy-from-env/-/proxy-from-env-1.1.0.tgz",
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+          "dev": true
+        }
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diff --git a/tests/package.json b/tests/package.json
index f1016ce2..a8bd72ac 100644
--- a/tests/package.json
+++ b/tests/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@renku/notebooks-cypress-tests": "^0.0.7",
     "@types/node": "^18.7.18",
-    "axios": "^0.21.2",
+    "axios": "^1.6.0",
     "axios-cookiejar-support": "^4.0.3",
     "cypress": "^10.8.0",
     "mocha": "^9.2.2",