diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a48dc83688..3f39e61af3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,11 +13,15 @@ Our versioning strategy is as follows:
 
 ### 🛠 Breaking Changes
 
-[sitecore-jss] Switch to edge site query for XP and gets config sites + sxa sites (ignoring website)
+* [sitecore-jss] Switch to edge site query for XP and gets config sites + sxa sites (ignoring website)
   * Previously introduced Boolean `useSiteQuery` switch for XMCloud users has been removed.
   * Search query usage has been removed.
   * If you have any non-nextjs sites they should filter them out in multisite config plugin
 
+### 🧹 Chores
+
+* Security vulnerabilities audit ([1778](https://github.com/Sitecore/jss/pull/1778))
+
 ## 21.7.1
 
 ### 🐛 Bug Fixes
diff --git a/packages/create-sitecore-jss/src/templates/node-headless-ssr-proxy/package.json b/packages/create-sitecore-jss/src/templates/node-headless-ssr-proxy/package.json
index 1747bda112..1335ca02ce 100644
--- a/packages/create-sitecore-jss/src/templates/node-headless-ssr-proxy/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-sitecore-jss/src/templates/node-headless-ssr-proxy/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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     "agentkeepalive": "^4.2.1",
     "compression": "~1.7.4",
-    "express": "~4.18.2",
+    "express": "~4.19.2",
     "memory-cache": "^0.2.0",
     "dotenv": "^16.0.3"
   },
diff --git a/packages/sitecore-jss-dev-tools/.vscode/launch.json b/packages/sitecore-jss-dev-tools/.vscode/launch.json
index b82601ecb7..a864267aa8 100644
--- a/packages/sitecore-jss-dev-tools/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/packages/sitecore-jss-dev-tools/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
-{
-  "version": "0.2.0",
-  "configurations": [
-    {
-      "name": "Run mocha",
-      "type": "node2",
-      "request": "launch",
-      "program": "${workspaceRoot}/node_modules/mocha/bin/_mocha",
-      "stopOnEntry": false,
-      "args": [
-        "--compilers",
-        "js:babel-core/register",
-        "./src/**/*.test.js",
-        "--no-timeouts",
-        "./dist/test"
-      ],
-      "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
-      "runtimeExecutable": null
-    }
-  ]
+{
+  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "configurations": [
+    {
+      "name": "Run mocha",
+      "type": "node",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "program": "${workspaceRoot}/node_modules/mocha/bin/_mocha",
+      "stopOnEntry": false,
+      "args": [
+        "--require",
+        "@babel/register",
+        "./src/**/*.test.js",
+        "--no-timeouts",
+        "./dist/test"
+      ],
+      "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
+      "runtimeExecutable": null
+    }
+  ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/sitecore-jss-dev-tools/package.json b/packages/sitecore-jss-dev-tools/package.json
index 125dea40ce..1505a04639 100644
--- a/packages/sitecore-jss-dev-tools/package.json
+++ b/packages/sitecore-jss-dev-tools/package.json
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
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diff --git a/packages/sitecore-jss-dev-tools/src/pipelines/runner.ts b/packages/sitecore-jss-dev-tools/src/pipelines/runner.ts
index d4a04854cf..8d249e5d63 100644
--- a/packages/sitecore-jss-dev-tools/src/pipelines/runner.ts
+++ b/packages/sitecore-jss-dev-tools/src/pipelines/runner.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pipeline.addProcessor({
 });
 
 pipeline
-  .runWithCompilers(['babel-core/register'])
+  .runWithCompilers(['@babel/register'])
   .then((result) => {
     console.log(JSON.stringify(result, null, 2));
   })
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pipeline
   });
 
 const runner = async () => {
-  const compilers = ['babel-core/register'];
+  const compilers = ['@babel/register'];
   return initCompilers(compilers)
     .then(() =>
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diff --git a/packages/sitecore-jss-vue/package.json b/packages/sitecore-jss-vue/package.json
index 61d53751ec..2ca499d3f7 100644
--- a/packages/sitecore-jss-vue/package.json
+++ b/packages/sitecore-jss-vue/package.json
@@ -27,13 +27,11 @@
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diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
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--- a/yarn.lock
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