diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 96e9c464fb..fe2279d793 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     "vanilla-cookieconsent": "3.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@axe-core/playwright": "4.11.3",
+    "@axe-core/playwright": "4.12.1",
     "@commitlint/cli": "21.1.0",
     "@commitlint/config-conventional": "21.1.0",
     "@playwright/test": "1.61.1",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index a8aeb80a7b..bf2de05658 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ dependencies:
 
 devDependencies:
   '@axe-core/playwright':
-    specifier: 4.11.3
-    version: 4.11.3(playwright-core@1.61.1)
+    specifier: 4.12.1
+    version: 4.12.1(playwright-core@1.61.1)
   '@commitlint/cli':
     specifier: 21.1.0
     version: 21.1.0(@types/node@26.0.0)(typescript@6.0.3)
@@ -176,12 +176,12 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-n8GuYSrI9bF7FFZ/SjhwevlHc8xaVlb/7HmHelnc/PZXBD2ZR49NnN9sMMuDdEGPeeRQ5d0hqlSlEpgCX3Wl0Q==}
     dev: true
 
-  /@axe-core/playwright@4.11.3(playwright-core@1.61.1):
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-h/kfksv4F0cVIDlKpT4700OehdRgpvuVskuQ2nb7/JmtWUXpe9ftHAPtwyXGvVSsa6SJ64A9ER7Zrzc/sIvC4w==}
+  /@axe-core/playwright@4.12.1(playwright-core@1.61.1):
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-rMd7xriptqKpP+w5265i4Hdkv2X5kbu6uiBi/B2I7uf3hieRBM3qDCfaKPtxfiYb2mKXfF+yLODJwIx+Jv1GDw==}
     peerDependencies:
       playwright-core: '>= 1.0.0'
     dependencies:
-      axe-core: 4.11.4
+      axe-core: 4.12.1
       playwright-core: 1.61.1
     dev: true
 
@@ -1721,8 +1721,8 @@ packages:
       postcss-value-parser: 4.2.0
     dev: true
 
-  /axe-core@4.11.4:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-KunSNx+TVpkAw/6ULfhnx+HWRecjqZGTOyquAoWHYLRSdK1tB5Ihce1ZW+UY3fj33bYAFWPu7W/GRSmmrCGuxA==}
+  /axe-core@4.12.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-s7iGf5GaVMxEG0ENN9x+xTr7GFZCb1ZP/1uATUpCEK2X78nDB3RwbtFCo9pGAf9ru+VwoQ464DkaLEeRM08wJA==}
     engines: {node: '>=4'}
     dev: true