diff --git a/api.planx.uk/package.json b/api.planx.uk/package.json
index 144ba1a22d..66c6e5e038 100644
--- a/api.planx.uk/package.json
+++ b/api.planx.uk/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "@types/isomorphic-fetch": "^0.0.36",
     "adm-zip": "^0.5.10",
     "aws-sdk": "^2.1467.0",
-    "axios": "^1.4.0",
+    "axios": "^1.6.0",
     "body-parser": "^1.20.2",
     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.6",
     "cookie-session": "^1.4.0",
diff --git a/api.planx.uk/pnpm-lock.yaml b/api.planx.uk/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 31317367de..1efe320293 100644
--- a/api.planx.uk/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/api.planx.uk/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ dependencies:
     specifier: ^2.1467.0
     version: 2.1467.0
   axios:
-    specifier: ^1.4.0
-    version: 1.4.0
+    specifier: ^1.6.0
+    version: 1.6.0
   body-parser:
     specifier: ^1.20.2
     version: 1.20.2
@@ -2643,8 +2643,8 @@ packages:
       - debug
     dev: false
 
-  /axios@1.4.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-S4XCWMEmzvo64T9GfvQDOXgYRDJ/wsSZc7Jvdgx5u1sd0JwsuPLqb3SYmusag+edF6ziyMensPVqLTSc1PiSEA==}
+  /axios@1.6.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-EZ1DYihju9pwVB+jg67ogm+Tmqc6JmhamRN6I4Zt8DfZu5lbcQGw3ozH9lFejSJgs/ibaef3A9PMXPLeefFGJg==}
     dependencies:
       follow-redirects: 1.15.2
       form-data: 4.0.0
@@ -8155,7 +8155,6 @@ packages:
     resolution: {tarball: https://codeload.github.com/theopensystemslab/planx-core/tar.gz/51fd5f7}
     name: '@opensystemslab/planx-core'
     version: 1.0.0
-    prepare: true
     requiresBuild: true
     dependencies:
       '@emotion/react': 11.11.1(react@18.2.0)