diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 29fe309f..d197c928 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "@tinymce/tinymce-vue": "^2.0.0",
     "astro-theme-validator": "git+ssh://git@gitlab.kent.ac.uk:webdev/astro-theme-validator",
     "async-validator": "^1.8.1",
-    "axios": "^0.17.1",
+    "axios": "^0.21.1",
     "bulma": "^0.6.1",
     "chart.js": "^2.7.1",
     "color-thief-standalone": "^1.0.3",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 12c2ddaa..8c64d4c9 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -696,14 +696,6 @@ axios-mock-adapter@^1.8.1:
     fast-deep-equal "^3.1.1"
     is-buffer "^2.0.3"
 
-axios@^0.17.1:
-  version "0.17.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/axios/-/axios-0.17.1.tgz#2d8e3e5d0bdbd7327f91bc814f5c57660f81824d"
-  integrity sha1-LY4+XQvb1zJ/kbyBT1xXZg+Bgk0=
-  dependencies:
-    follow-redirects "^1.2.5"
-    is-buffer "^1.1.5"
-
 axios@^0.19.0:
   version "0.19.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/axios/-/axios-0.19.2.tgz#3ea36c5d8818d0d5f8a8a97a6d36b86cdc00cb27"
@@ -711,6 +703,13 @@ axios@^0.19.0:
   dependencies:
     follow-redirects "1.5.10"
 
+axios@^0.21.1:
+  version "0.21.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/axios/-/axios-0.21.1.tgz#22563481962f4d6bde9a76d516ef0e5d3c09b2b8"
+  integrity sha512-dKQiRHxGD9PPRIUNIWvZhPTPpl1rf/OxTYKsqKUDjBwYylTvV7SjSHJb9ratfyzM6wCdLCOYLzs73qpg5c4iGA==
+  dependencies:
+    follow-redirects "^1.10.0"
+
 babel-code-frame@^6.22.0, babel-code-frame@^6.26.0:
   version "6.26.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/babel-code-frame/-/babel-code-frame-6.26.0.tgz#63fd43f7dc1e3bb7ce35947db8fe369a3f58c74b"
@@ -3666,10 +3665,10 @@ follow-redirects@1.5.10:
   dependencies:
     debug "=3.1.0"
 
-follow-redirects@^1.0.0, follow-redirects@^1.2.5:
-  version "1.12.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.12.1.tgz#de54a6205311b93d60398ebc01cf7015682312b6"
-  integrity sha512-tmRv0AVuR7ZyouUHLeNSiO6pqulF7dYa3s19c6t+wz9LD69/uSzdMxJ2S91nTI9U3rt/IldxpzMOFejp6f0hjg==
+follow-redirects@^1.0.0, follow-redirects@^1.10.0:
+  version "1.13.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.13.1.tgz#5f69b813376cee4fd0474a3aba835df04ab763b7"
+  integrity sha512-SSG5xmZh1mkPGyKzjZP8zLjltIfpW32Y5QpdNJyjcfGxK3qo3NDDkZOZSFiGn1A6SclQxY9GzEwAHQ3dmYRWpg==
 
 for-in@^0.1.3:
   version "0.1.8"