diff --git a/.pnp.cjs b/.pnp.cjs
index 99387a8a2e..b53e967486 100644
--- a/.pnp.cjs
+++ b/.pnp.cjs
@@ -1442,7 +1442,7 @@ const RAW_RUNTIME_STATE =
           ["@gardener-dashboard/kube-config", "workspace:packages/kube-config"],\
           ["@gardener-dashboard/logger", "workspace:packages/logger"],\
           ["@gardener-dashboard/test-utils", "workspace:packages/test-utils"],\
-          ["chokidar", "npm:3.6.0"],\
+          ["chokidar", "npm:4.0.0"],\
           ["eslint", "npm:8.57.0"],\
           ["eslint-config-standard", "virtual:feaa032e1ffbff8da5dad8429b8494744ade8373389ef8e26f3d1f1980ceff327ab996fdc7c1977df285edeb918372fa01d7c87d79c9d7218f8701c70203bfe5#npm:17.1.0"],\
           ["eslint-plugin-import", "virtual:feaa032e1ffbff8da5dad8429b8494744ade8373389ef8e26f3d1f1980ceff327ab996fdc7c1977df285edeb918372fa01d7c87d79c9d7218f8701c70203bfe5#npm:2.30.0"],\
@@ -4553,6 +4553,14 @@ const RAW_RUNTIME_STATE =
           ["readdirp", "npm:3.6.0"]\
         ],\
         "linkType": "HARD"\
+      }],\
+      ["npm:4.0.0", {\
+        "packageLocation": "./.yarn/cache/chokidar-npm-4.0.0-39d260a09b-42d03c53b0.zip/node_modules/chokidar/",\
+        "packageDependencies": [\
+          ["chokidar", "npm:4.0.0"],\
+          ["readdirp", "npm:4.0.1"]\
+        ],\
+        "linkType": "HARD"\
       }]\
     ]],\
     ["chownr", [\
@@ -10198,6 +10206,13 @@ const RAW_RUNTIME_STATE =
           ["picomatch", "npm:2.3.1"]\
         ],\
         "linkType": "HARD"\
+      }],\
+      ["npm:4.0.1", {\
+        "packageLocation": "./.yarn/cache/readdirp-npm-4.0.1-17b55c8032-e5a0b54701.zip/node_modules/readdirp/",\
+        "packageDependencies": [\
+          ["readdirp", "npm:4.0.1"]\
+        ],\
+        "linkType": "HARD"\
       }]\
     ]],\
     ["regexp.prototype.flags", [\
diff --git a/.yarn/cache/chokidar-npm-4.0.0-39d260a09b-42d03c53b0.zip b/.yarn/cache/chokidar-npm-4.0.0-39d260a09b-42d03c53b0.zip
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c18897a917
Binary files /dev/null and b/.yarn/cache/chokidar-npm-4.0.0-39d260a09b-42d03c53b0.zip differ
diff --git a/.yarn/cache/readdirp-npm-4.0.1-17b55c8032-e5a0b54701.zip b/.yarn/cache/readdirp-npm-4.0.1-17b55c8032-e5a0b54701.zip
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb356cc60e
Binary files /dev/null and b/.yarn/cache/readdirp-npm-4.0.1-17b55c8032-e5a0b54701.zip differ
diff --git a/packages/kube-config/package.json b/packages/kube-config/package.json
index 7c58d05124..55ac452d6b 100644
--- a/packages/kube-config/package.json
+++ b/packages/kube-config/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@gardener-dashboard/logger": "workspace:^",
     "@gardener-dashboard/test-utils": "workspace:^",
-    "chokidar": "^3.6.0",
+    "chokidar": "^4.0.0",
     "gtoken": "^7.1.0",
     "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index b62bcc39ce..5e869beb66 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ __metadata:
   dependencies:
     "@gardener-dashboard/logger": "workspace:^"
     "@gardener-dashboard/test-utils": "workspace:^"
-    chokidar: "npm:^3.6.0"
+    chokidar: "npm:^4.0.0"
     eslint: "npm:^8.57.0"
     eslint-config-standard: "npm:^17.1.0"
     eslint-plugin-import: "npm:^2.29.1"
@@ -3304,7 +3304,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"chokidar@npm:>=3.0.0 <4.0.0, chokidar@npm:^3.5.3, chokidar@npm:^3.6.0":
+"chokidar@npm:>=3.0.0 <4.0.0, chokidar@npm:^3.5.3":
   version: 3.6.0
   resolution: "chokidar@npm:3.6.0"
   dependencies:
@@ -3323,6 +3323,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"chokidar@npm:^4.0.0":
+  version: 4.0.0
+  resolution: "chokidar@npm:4.0.0"
+  dependencies:
+    readdirp: "npm:^4.0.1"
+  checksum: 10c0/42d03c53b0ad200689e4fae7763133561480561cab8ba5304e8f2298ff45ff84bf0f6065c3f02b9e557b74b156813734439a1a2ff19a1ea6b35692395cd92738
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "chownr@npm:^2.0.0":
   version: 2.0.0
   resolution: "chownr@npm:2.0.0"
@@ -8171,6 +8180,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"readdirp@npm:^4.0.1":
+  version: 4.0.1
+  resolution: "readdirp@npm:4.0.1"
+  checksum: 10c0/e5a0b547015f68ecc918f115b62b75b2b840611480a9240cb3317090a0ddac01bb9b40315a8fa08acdf52a43eea17b808c89b645263cba3ab64dc557d7f801f1
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "readdirp@npm:~3.6.0":
   version: 3.6.0
   resolution: "readdirp@npm:3.6.0"