diff --git a/publisher/server_only/package-lock.json b/publisher/server_only/package-lock.json
index 72c8df8..4165de5 100644
--- a/publisher/server_only/package-lock.json
+++ b/publisher/server_only/package-lock.json
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/es-set-tostringtag/-/es-set-tostringtag-2.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-j6vWzfrGVfyXxge+O0x5sh6cvxAog0a/4Rdd2K36zCMV5eJ+/+tOAngRO8cODMNWbVRdVlmGZQL2YS3yR8bIUA==",
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+        "get-intrinsic": "^1.2.6",
+        "has-tostringtag": "^1.0.2",
+        "hasown": "^2.0.2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.4"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/es-to-primitive": {
       "version": "1.2.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/es-to-primitive/-/es-to-primitive-1.2.1.tgz",
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.15.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-vSFWUON1B+yAw1VN4xMfxgn5fTUiaOzAJCKBwIIgT/+7CuGy9+r+5gITvP62j3RmaD5Ph65UaERdOSRGUzZtgw==",
+      "version": "1.15.9",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.15.9.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-gew4GsXizNgdoRyqmyfMHyAmXsZDk6mHkSxZFCzW9gwlbtOW44CDtYavM+y+72qD/Vq2l550kMF52DT8fOLJqQ==",
       "funding": [
         {
           "type": "individual",
           "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/RubenVerborgh"
         }
       ],
+      "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=4.0"
       },
@@ -1557,6 +1603,21 @@
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       }
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+    "node_modules/form-data": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/form-data/-/form-data-4.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-hGfm/slu0ZabnNt4oaRZ6uREyfCj6P4fT/n6A1rGV+Z0VdGXjfOhVUpkn6qVQONHGIFwmveGXyDs75+nr6FM8w==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "asynckit": "^0.4.0",
+        "combined-stream": "^1.0.8",
+        "es-set-tostringtag": "^2.1.0",
+        "mime-types": "^2.1.12"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 6"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/forwarded": {
       "version": "0.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/forwarded/-/forwarded-0.2.0.tgz",
@@ -1773,12 +1834,12 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/has-tostringtag/-/has-tostringtag-1.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-kFjcSNhnlGV1kyoGk7OXKSawH5JOb/LzUc5w9B02hOTO0dfFRjbHQKvg1d6cf3HbeUmtU9VbbV3qzZ2Teh97WQ==",
-      "dev": true,
+      "version": "1.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/has-tostringtag/-/has-tostringtag-1.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-NqADB8VjPFLM2V0VvHUewwwsw0ZWBaIdgo+ieHtK3hasLz4qeCRjYcqfB6AQrBggRKppKF8L52/VqdVsO47Dlw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "has-symbols": "^1.0.2"
+        "has-symbols": "^1.0.3"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">= 0.4"
@@ -2680,6 +2741,12 @@
         "node": ">= 0.10"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/proxy-from-env": {
+      "version": "1.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/proxy-from-env/-/proxy-from-env-1.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-D+zkORCbA9f1tdWRK0RaCR3GPv50cMxcrz4X8k5LTSUD1Dkw47mKJEZQNunItRTkWwgtaUSo1RVFRIG9ZXiFYg==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/punycode": {
       "version": "2.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/punycode/-/punycode-2.1.1.tgz",
diff --git a/publisher/server_only/package.json b/publisher/server_only/package.json
index c517b1d..aa26e88 100644
--- a/publisher/server_only/package.json
+++ b/publisher/server_only/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "node": "20.11.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "axios": "^0.23.0",
+    "axios": "^1.8.2",
     "body-parser": "^1.20.3",
     "cookie-session": "^1.4.0",
     "ejs": "^3.1.7",
diff --git a/publisher/uid2-java-test-site/pom.xml b/publisher/uid2-java-test-site/pom.xml
index 5407a8d..4ce33b5 100644
--- a/publisher/uid2-java-test-site/pom.xml
+++ b/publisher/uid2-java-test-site/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.2</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
     <exec-maven-plugin.version>3.0.0</exec-maven-plugin.version>
 
-    <vertx.version>4.5.3</vertx.version>
+    <vertx.version>4.5.13</vertx.version>
     <junit-jupiter.version>5.9.0</junit-jupiter.version>
 
     <main.verticle>com.uid2.testsite.MainVerticle</main.verticle>