diff --git a/.yarn/cache/axios-npm-1.6.8-85cf1e7152-3f9a79eaf1.zip b/.yarn/cache/axios-npm-1.6.8-85cf1e7152-3f9a79eaf1.zip
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4b98ec2e0b3
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diff --git a/packages/services/package.json b/packages/services/package.json
index 5f2b2eff48b..ea8727b8a72 100644
--- a/packages/services/package.json
+++ b/packages/services/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.16.3",
     "@carbon/ibmdotcom-utilities": "2.7.0",
     "@ibm/telemetry-js": "^1.3.0",
-    "axios": "^1.6.0",
+    "axios": "^1.6.8",
     "marked": "^4.0.10",
     "window-or-global": "^1.0.1"
   },
diff --git a/packages/utilities/package.json b/packages/utilities/package.json
index 8459b25e689..d1f9aadc96f 100644
--- a/packages/utilities/package.json
+++ b/packages/utilities/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@ibm/telemetry-js": "^1.3.0",
-    "axios": "^1.6.0",
+    "axios": "^1.6.8",
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     "js-cookie": "^2.2.1",
     "marked": "^4.0.10",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 34b6eedbc5d..024b9924766 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3384,7 +3384,7 @@ __metadata:
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     "@rollup/plugin-terser": "npm:^0.4.0"
     all-contributors-cli: "npm:^6.0.0"
-    axios: "npm:^1.6.0"
+    axios: "npm:^1.6.8"
     babel-core: "npm:^7.0.0-bridge.0"
     babel-jest: "npm:^24.0.0"
     babel-plugin-dev-expression: "npm:^0.2.1"
@@ -3466,7 +3466,7 @@ __metadata:
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     "@rollup/plugin-terser": "npm:^0.4.0"
     all-contributors-cli: "npm:^6.0.0"
-    axios: "npm:^1.6.0"
+    axios: "npm:^1.6.8"
     babel-core: "npm:^7.0.0-bridge.0"
     babel-jest: "npm:^24.0.0"
     babel-plugin-dev-expression: "npm:^0.2.1"
@@ -10758,7 +10758,7 @@ __metadata:
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   linkType: hard
 
-"axios@npm:^1.0.0, axios@npm:^1.6.0":
+"axios@npm:^1.0.0":
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   resolution: "axios@npm:1.6.7"
   dependencies:
@@ -10769,6 +10769,17 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"axios@npm:^1.6.8":
+  version: 1.6.8
+  resolution: "axios@npm:1.6.8"
+  dependencies:
+    follow-redirects: "npm:^1.15.6"
+    form-data: "npm:^4.0.0"
+    proxy-from-env: "npm:^1.1.0"
+  checksum: 10/3f9a79eaf1d159544fca9576261ff867cbbff64ed30017848e4210e49f3b01e97cf416390150e6fdf6633f336cd43dc1151f890bbd09c3c01ad60bb0891eee63
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "axobject-query@npm:^3.2.1":
   version: 3.2.1
   resolution: "axobject-query@npm:3.2.1"
@@ -17967,7 +17978,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"follow-redirects@npm:^1.0.0, follow-redirects@npm:^1.14.7, follow-redirects@npm:^1.14.9":
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   resolution: "follow-redirects@npm:1.15.6"
   peerDependenciesMeta: