diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-keychain-google-sm/package.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-keychain-google-sm/package.json
index df2f6cdaf3..bbc5f577ec 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-keychain-google-sm/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-keychain-google-sm/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     "@hyperledger/cactus-common": "2.0.0-alpha.2",
     "@hyperledger/cactus-core": "2.0.0-alpha.2",
     "@hyperledger/cactus-core-api": "2.0.0-alpha.2",
-    "axios": "1.5.1",
+    "axios": "1.6.0",
     "http-status-codes": "2.1.4",
     "typescript-optional": "2.0.1",
     "uuid": "9.0.1"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e749dce503..69d81640b2 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7384,7 +7384,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/express": 4.17.19
     "@types/request": 2.48.7
     "@types/uuid": 9.0.6
-    axios: 1.5.1
+    axios: 1.6.0
     body-parser: 1.20.2
     express: 4.18.2
     google-gax: 4.0.5