diff --git a/packages/core/README.md b/packages/core/README.md
index abbfd686508ee..529bd1473ec86 100644
--- a/packages/core/README.md
+++ b/packages/core/README.md
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export class SomeClass {
     - `nsfw` (from [`nsfw@^2.2.4`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/nsfw))
     - `markdown-it` (from [`markdown-it@^12.3.2`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/markdown-it))
     - `react` (from [`react@^18.2.0`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/react))
-    - `ws` (from [`ws@^7.1.2`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/ws))
+    - `ws` (from [`ws@^8.14.1`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/ws))
     - `yargs` (from [`yargs@^15.3.1`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/yargs))
 
 ## Logging Configuration
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 6fe319fd61508..c9a86c2c1ed52 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "@types/react-dom": "^18.0.6",
     "@types/route-parser": "^0.1.1",
     "@types/safer-buffer": "^2.1.0",
-    "@types/ws": "^5.1.2",
+    "@types/ws": "^8.5.5",
     "@types/yargs": "^15",
     "@vscode/codicons": "*",
     "ajv": "^6.5.3",
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     "uuid": "^8.3.2",
     "vscode-languageserver-protocol": "^3.17.2",
     "vscode-uri": "^2.1.1",
-    "ws": "^7.1.2",
+    "ws": "^8.14.1",
     "yargs": "^15.3.1"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a460decdf8a92..843003f79c8a5 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1813,11 +1813,6 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/estree/-/estree-1.0.1.tgz#aa22750962f3bf0e79d753d3cc067f010c95f194"
   integrity sha512-LG4opVs2ANWZ1TJoKc937iMmNstM/d0ae1vNbnBvBhqCSezgVUOzcLCqbI5elV8Vy6WKwKjaqR+zO9VKirBBCA==
 
-"@types/events@*":
-  version "3.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/events/-/events-3.0.0.tgz#2862f3f58a9a7f7c3e78d79f130dd4d71c25c2a7"
-  integrity sha512-EaObqwIvayI5a8dCzhFrjKzVwKLxjoG9T6Ppd5CEo07LRKfQ8Yokw54r5+Wq7FaBQ+yXRvQAYPrHwya1/UFt9g==
-
 "@types/express-serve-static-core@^4.17.33":
   version "4.17.35"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/express-serve-static-core/-/express-serve-static-core-4.17.35.tgz#c95dd4424f0d32e525d23812aa8ab8e4d3906c4f"
@@ -2217,12 +2212,11 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/write-json-file/-/write-json-file-2.2.1.tgz#74155aaccbb0d532be21f9d66bebc4ea875a5a62"
   integrity sha512-JdO/UpPm9RrtQBNVcZdt3M7j3mHO/kXaea9LBGx3UgWJd1f9BkIWP7jObLBG6ZtRyqp7KzLFEsaPhWcidVittA==
 
-"@types/ws@^5.1.2":
-  version "5.1.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/ws/-/ws-5.1.2.tgz#f02d3b1cd46db7686734f3ce83bdf46c49decd64"
-  integrity sha512-NkTXUKTYdXdnPE2aUUbGOXE1XfMK527SCvU/9bj86kyFF6kZ9ZnOQ3mK5jADn98Y2vEUD/7wKDgZa7Qst2wYOg==
+"@types/ws@^8.5.5":
+  version "8.5.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/ws/-/ws-8.5.5.tgz#af587964aa06682702ee6dcbc7be41a80e4b28eb"
+  integrity sha512-lwhs8hktwxSjf9UaZ9tG5M03PGogvFaH8gUgLNbN9HKIg0dvv6q+gkSuJ8HN4/VbyxkuLzCjlN7GquQ0gUJfIg==
   dependencies:
-    "@types/events" "*"
     "@types/node" "*"
 
 "@types/yargs-parser@*":
@@ -11544,16 +11538,16 @@ ws@8.11.0, ws@~8.11.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ws/-/ws-8.11.0.tgz#6a0d36b8edfd9f96d8b25683db2f8d7de6e8e143"
   integrity sha512-HPG3wQd9sNQoT9xHyNCXoDUa+Xw/VevmY9FoHyQ+g+rrMn4j6FB4np7Z0OhdTgjx6MgQLK7jwSy1YecU1+4Asg==
 
-ws@^7.1.2:
-  version "7.5.9"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ws/-/ws-7.5.9.tgz#54fa7db29f4c7cec68b1ddd3a89de099942bb591"
-  integrity sha512-F+P9Jil7UiSKSkppIiD94dN07AwvFixvLIj1Og1Rl9GGMuNipJnV9JzjD6XuqmAeiswGvUmNLjr5cFuXwNS77Q==
-
 ws@^8.13.0:
   version "8.13.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ws/-/ws-8.13.0.tgz#9a9fb92f93cf41512a0735c8f4dd09b8a1211cd0"
   integrity sha512-x9vcZYTrFPC7aSIbj7sRCYo7L/Xb8Iy+pW0ng0wt2vCJv7M9HOMy0UoN3rr+IFC7hb7vXoqS+P9ktyLLLhO+LA==
 
+ws@^8.14.1:
+  version "8.14.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ws/-/ws-8.14.1.tgz#4b9586b4f70f9e6534c7bb1d3dc0baa8b8cf01e0"
+  integrity sha512-4OOseMUq8AzRBI/7SLMUwO+FEDnguetSk7KMb1sHwvF2w2Wv5Hoj0nlifx8vtGsftE/jWHojPy8sMMzYLJ2G/A==
+
 xdg-basedir@^4.0.0:
   version "4.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/xdg-basedir/-/xdg-basedir-4.0.0.tgz#4bc8d9984403696225ef83a1573cbbcb4e79db13"