diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 222df29..b9ab128 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
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 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "ajax-load-more",
-			"version": "6.1.1",
+			"version": "6.2.0",
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 			"dependencies": {
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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 			},
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-				"axios": "^1.3.4",
+				"axios": "^1.6.0",
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@@ -6111,9 +6111,9 @@
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+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-1.6.0.tgz",
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 			"dependencies": {
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@@ -23315,9 +23315,9 @@
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-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-1.5.0.tgz",
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+			"version": "1.6.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-1.6.0.tgz",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 76c0701..d9de39b
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
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 	"devDependencies": {
 		"@wordpress/scripts": "^26.0.0",
-		"axios": "^1.3.4",
+		"axios": "^1.6.0",
 		"clean-webpack-plugin": "^4.0.0",
 		"copy-webpack-plugin": "^11.0.0",
 		"cross-env": "^7.0.3",