diff --git a/packages/server/package.json b/packages/server/package.json
index f5594a72c078..0dbfb8a28384 100644
--- a/packages/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/server/package.json
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
     "tsconfig-paths": "3.10.1",
     "tslint": "^6.1.3",
     "webpack": "^5.88.2",
-    "ws": "5.2.4",
+    "ws": "8.17.1",
     "xvfb-maybe": "0.2.1"
   },
   "files": [
diff --git a/system-tests/package.json b/system-tests/package.json
index 47219689ba52..73c25f84b811 100644
--- a/system-tests/package.json
+++ b/system-tests/package.json
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     "systeminformation": "^5.27.7",
     "temp-dir": "^2.0.0",
     "webpack": "^5.88.2",
-    "ws": "5.2.4"
+    "ws": "8.17.1"
   },
   "types": "lib/fixtures.ts",
   "license": "ISC",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 05ed6c7e32f9..2914613cf235 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -10807,11 +10807,6 @@ async-function@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/async-function/-/async-function-1.0.0.tgz#509c9fca60eaf85034c6829838188e4e4c8ffb2b"
   integrity sha512-hsU18Ae8CDTR6Kgu9DYf0EbCr/a5iGL0rytQDobUcdpYOKokk8LEjVphnXkDkgpi0wYVsqrXuP0bZxJaTqdgoA==
 
-async-limiter@~1.0.0:
-  version "1.0.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/async-limiter/-/async-limiter-1.0.1.tgz#dd379e94f0db8310b08291f9d64c3209766617fd"
-  integrity sha512-csOlWGAcRFJaI6m+F2WKdnMKr4HhdhFVBk0H/QbJFMCr+uO2kwohwXQPxw/9OCxp05r5ghVBFSyioixx3gfkNQ==
-
 async-settle@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/async-settle/-/async-settle-1.0.0.tgz#1d0a914bb02575bec8a8f3a74e5080f72b2c0c6b"
@@ -33055,13 +33050,6 @@ write-pkg@4.0.0:
     type-fest "^0.4.1"
     write-json-file "^3.2.0"
 
-ws@5.2.4:
-  version "5.2.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ws/-/ws-5.2.4.tgz#c7bea9f1cfb5f410de50e70e82662e562113f9a7"
-  integrity sha512-fFCejsuC8f9kOSu9FYaOw8CdO68O3h5v0lg4p74o8JqWpwTf9tniOD+nOB78aWoVSS6WptVUmDrp/KPsMVBWFQ==
-  dependencies:
-    async-limiter "~1.0.0"
-
 ws@7.4.5, ws@~7.4.2:
   version "7.4.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ws/-/ws-7.4.5.tgz#a484dd851e9beb6fdb420027e3885e8ce48986c1"
@@ -33072,6 +33060,11 @@ ws@8.14.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ws/-/ws-8.14.1.tgz#4b9586b4f70f9e6534c7bb1d3dc0baa8b8cf01e0"
   integrity sha512-4OOseMUq8AzRBI/7SLMUwO+FEDnguetSk7KMb1sHwvF2w2Wv5Hoj0nlifx8vtGsftE/jWHojPy8sMMzYLJ2G/A==
 
+ws@8.17.1:
+  version "8.17.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ws/-/ws-8.17.1.tgz#9293da530bb548febc95371d90f9c878727d919b"
+  integrity sha512-6XQFvXTkbfUOZOKKILFG1PDK2NDQs4azKQl26T0YS5CxqWLgXajbPZ+h4gZekJyRqFU8pvnbAbbs/3TgRPy+GQ==
+
 ws@8.2.2:
   version "8.2.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ws/-/ws-8.2.2.tgz#ca684330c6dd6076a737250ed81ac1606cb0a63e"