diff --git a/example-widget-mui/package.json b/example-widget-mui/package.json
index e19b7461..a7c48e01 100644
--- a/example-widget-mui/package.json
+++ b/example-widget-mui/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "@reduxjs/toolkit": "2.3.0",
     "i18next": "23.16.5",
     "i18next-chained-backend": "4.6.2",
-    "i18next-http-backend": "2.6.2",
+    "i18next-http-backend": "2.7.1",
     "joi": "17.13.3",
     "matrix-widget-api": "1.10.0",
     "react": "18.3.1",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 15c9a9ef..4ccba1a5 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3803,10 +3803,10 @@ i18next-chained-backend@4.6.2:
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.23.2"
 
-i18next-http-backend@2.6.2:
-  version "2.6.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/i18next-http-backend/-/i18next-http-backend-2.6.2.tgz#b25516446ae6f251ce8231e70e6ffbca833d46a5"
-  integrity sha512-Hp/kd8/VuoxIHmxsknJXjkTYYHzivAyAF15pzliKzk2TiXC25rZCEerb1pUFoxz4IVrG3fCvQSY51/Lu4ECV4A==
+i18next-http-backend@2.7.1:
+  version "2.7.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/i18next-http-backend/-/i18next-http-backend-2.7.1.tgz#c754e51c242e8029445263d4351096c67feea102"
+  integrity sha512-vPksHIckysGgykCD8JwCr2YsJEml9Cyw+Yu2wtb4fQ7xIn9RH/hkUDh5UkwnIzb0kSL4SJ30Ab/sCInhQxbCgg==
   dependencies:
     cross-fetch "4.0.0"