diff --git a/packages/config-loader/package.json b/packages/config-loader/package.json
index 51a4a5a6cd840f..c0c037d0cb6904 100644
--- a/packages/config-loader/package.json
+++ b/packages/config-loader/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "@backstage/errors": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/types": "workspace:^",
     "@types/json-schema": "^7.0.6",
-    "ajv": "^8.10.0",
+    "ajv": "^8.18.0",
     "chokidar": "^3.5.2",
     "fs-extra": "10.1.0",
     "json-schema": "^0.4.0",