diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index dba963dc..bfdbd598 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -154,14 +154,14 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "edca88bc138befd0323b20752846e6587272d3b03b0343c8ea28a6f819e6e71f"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
- "axum-core",
+ "axum-core 0.4.5",
  "bytes",
  "futures-util",
  "http",
  "http-body",
  "http-body-util",
  "itoa",
- "matchit",
+ "matchit 0.7.3",
  "memchr",
  "mime",
  "multer",
@@ -175,6 +175,32 @@ dependencies = [
  "tower-service",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "axum"
+version = "0.8.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6d6fd624c75e18b3b4c6b9caf42b1afe24437daaee904069137d8bab077be8b8"
+dependencies = [
+ "axum-core 0.5.0",
+ "bytes",
+ "futures-util",
+ "http",
+ "http-body",
+ "http-body-util",
+ "itoa",
+ "matchit 0.8.4",
+ "memchr",
+ "mime",
+ "percent-encoding",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+ "rustversion",
+ "serde",
+ "sync_wrapper",
+ "tower 0.5.2",
+ "tower-layer",
+ "tower-service",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "axum-core"
 version = "0.4.5"
@@ -195,6 +221,25 @@ dependencies = [
  "tower-service",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "axum-core"
+version = "0.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "df1362f362fd16024ae199c1970ce98f9661bf5ef94b9808fee734bc3698b733"
+dependencies = [
+ "bytes",
+ "futures-util",
+ "http",
+ "http-body",
+ "http-body-util",
+ "mime",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+ "rustversion",
+ "sync_wrapper",
+ "tower-layer",
+ "tower-service",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "backtrace"
 version = "0.3.74"
@@ -949,7 +994,7 @@ name = "forest-explorer"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
- "axum",
+ "axum 0.8.1",
  "base64 0.22.1",
  "blake2b_simd",
  "bls-signatures",
@@ -1750,7 +1795,7 @@ version = "0.6.15"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "910681b920c48a43508b2bd0261bdb67c4ef9456a0b3613f956a0d30e832e9de"
 dependencies = [
- "axum",
+ "axum 0.7.9",
  "cfg-if",
  "futures",
  "http-body-util",
@@ -2086,6 +2131,12 @@ version = "0.7.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0e7465ac9959cc2b1404e8e2367b43684a6d13790fe23056cc8c6c5a6b7bcb94"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "matchit"
+version = "0.8.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "47e1ffaa40ddd1f3ed91f717a33c8c0ee23fff369e3aa8772b9605cc1d22f4c3"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "memchr"
 version = "2.7.4"
@@ -3167,7 +3218,7 @@ version = "0.6.15"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "4fae7a3038a32e5a34ba32c6c45eb4852f8affaf8b794ebfcd4b1099e2d62ebe"
 dependencies = [
- "axum",
+ "axum 0.7.9",
  "bytes",
  "ciborium",
  "const_format",
@@ -4174,7 +4225,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d8aca53ec63e508176a89a573c972266f0f98bcc48bd866def7be0d939ef9268"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
- "axum",
+ "axum 0.7.9",
  "bytes",
  "chrono",
  "futures-channel",
@@ -4182,7 +4233,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "http",
  "http-body",
  "js-sys",
- "matchit",
+ "matchit 0.7.3",
  "pin-project",
  "serde",
  "serde-wasm-bindgen 0.6.5",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4c5ed570..4b19e3dc 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ resolver = "2"
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1"
-axum = { version = "0.7", default-features = false, optional = true }
+axum = { version = "0.8", default-features = false, optional = true }
 base64 = "0.22"
 blake2b_simd = "1"
 bls-signatures = "0.15"