diff --git a/packages/kolibri-tools/package.json b/packages/kolibri-tools/package.json
index 16b2dca654a..43669799cf1 100644
--- a/packages/kolibri-tools/package.json
+++ b/packages/kolibri-tools/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "browserslist-config-kolibri": "0.16.1-dev.1",
     "chalk": "4.1.2",
     "check-node-version": "^4.2.1",
-    "chokidar": "^3.6.0",
+    "chokidar": "^4.0.1",
     "cli-table": "^0.3.11",
     "commander": "^12.1.0",
     "core-js": "^3",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 5e93857ff2e..5ee3c3a9981 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3586,6 +3586,13 @@ chokidar@^3.6.0:
   optionalDependencies:
     fsevents "~2.3.2"
 
+chokidar@^4.0.1:
+  version "4.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chokidar/-/chokidar-4.0.1.tgz#4a6dff66798fb0f72a94f616abbd7e1a19f31d41"
+  integrity sha512-n8enUVCED/KVRQlab1hr3MVpcVMvxtZjmEa956u+4YijlmQED223XMSYj2tLuKvr4jcCTzNNMpQDUer72MMmzA==
+  dependencies:
+    readdirp "^4.0.1"
+
 chownr@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chownr/-/chownr-2.0.0.tgz#15bfbe53d2eab4cf70f18a8cd68ebe5b3cb1dece"
@@ -9708,6 +9715,11 @@ readable-stream@^3.0.6, readable-stream@^3.6.0:
     string_decoder "^1.1.1"
     util-deprecate "^1.0.1"
 
+readdirp@^4.0.1:
+  version "4.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/readdirp/-/readdirp-4.0.2.tgz#388fccb8b75665da3abffe2d8f8ed59fe74c230a"
+  integrity sha512-yDMz9g+VaZkqBYS/ozoBJwaBhTbZo3UNYQHNRw1D3UFQB8oHB4uS/tAODO+ZLjGWmUbKnIlOWO+aaIiAxrUWHA==
+
 readdirp@~3.6.0:
   version "3.6.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/readdirp/-/readdirp-3.6.0.tgz#74a370bd857116e245b29cc97340cd431a02a6c7"