diff --git a/examples/lb3-application/package.json b/examples/lb3-application/package.json
index 25ed9dbefe98..65d3d5020390 100644
--- a/examples/lb3-application/package.json
+++ b/examples/lb3-application/package.json
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
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     "debug": "^4.4.0",
     "express": "^4.21.2",
-    "helmet": "^4.6.0",
+    "helmet": "^8.1.0",
     "loopback": "^3.28.0",
     "loopback-boot": "^3.3.1",
     "tslib": "^2.8.1"
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d2bc188a098b..f3d8c0ed790c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
         "debug": "^4.4.0",
         "express": "^4.21.2",
-        "helmet": "^4.6.0",
+        "helmet": "^8.1.0",
         "loopback": "^3.28.0",
         "loopback-boot": "^3.3.1",
         "tslib": "^2.8.1"
@@ -17151,11 +17151,12 @@
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     },
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/helmet/-/helmet-4.6.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-HVqALKZlR95ROkrnesdhbbZJFi/rIVSoNq6f3jA/9u6MIbTsPh3xZwihjeI5+DO/2sOV6HMHooXcEOuwskHpTg==",
+      "version": "8.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/helmet/-/helmet-8.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-jOiHyAZsmnr8LqoPGmCjYAaiuWwjAPLgY8ZX2XrmHawt99/u1y6RgrZMTeoPfpUbV96HOalYgz1qzkRbw54Pmg==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=10.0.0"
+        "node": ">=18.0.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/hexoid": {
@@ -36982,7 +36983,7 @@
         "@types/node": "^16.18.126",
         "compression": "^1.8.0",
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
-        "helmet": "^4.6.0",
+        "helmet": "^8.1.0",
         "loopback-boot": "^3.3.1"
       },
       "engines": {
diff --git a/packages/booter-lb3app/package.json b/packages/booter-lb3app/package.json
index 552d38bdd444..a8efa02898bb 100644
--- a/packages/booter-lb3app/package.json
+++ b/packages/booter-lb3app/package.json
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     "@types/node": "^16.18.126",
     "compression": "^1.8.0",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
-    "helmet": "^4.6.0",
+    "helmet": "^8.1.0",
     "loopback-boot": "^3.3.1"
   }
 }