diff --git a/apps/govuk-docs/package.json b/apps/govuk-docs/package.json
index 2bd174a68..2303bb218 100644
--- a/apps/govuk-docs/package.json
+++ b/apps/govuk-docs/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "plop": "3.1.2",
     "react": "16.14.0",
     "react-dom": "16.14.0",
-    "react-helmet-async": "1.3.0",
+    "react-helmet-async": "2.0.5",
     "react-router": "5.3.4",
     "react-router-dom": "5.3.4",
     "serverless": "3.39.0",
diff --git a/apps/govuk-template/package.json b/apps/govuk-template/package.json
index 12ce50bcf..3001afe59 100644
--- a/apps/govuk-template/package.json
+++ b/apps/govuk-template/package.json
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     "plop": "3.1.2",
     "react": "16.14.0",
     "react-dom": "16.14.0",
-    "react-helmet-async": "1.3.0",
+    "react-helmet-async": "2.0.5",
     "react-router": "5.3.4",
     "react-router-dom": "5.3.4",
     "serverless": "3.39.0",
diff --git a/components/page/src/GovUKPage.tsx b/components/page/src/GovUKPage.tsx
index 4814e99e4..107698cd5 100644
--- a/components/page/src/GovUKPage.tsx
+++ b/components/page/src/GovUKPage.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { FC, createElement as h } from 'react';
-import { Helmet } from 'react-helmet-async';
+import reactHelmetDefault, * as reactHelmetNamed from 'react-helmet-async';
 import { Page, PageProps } from './Page';
 
 import favicon from 'govuk-frontend/govuk/assets/images/favicon.ico';
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ import ogImage from 'govuk-frontend/govuk/assets/images/govuk-opengraph-image.pn
 
 import '../assets/GovUKPage.scss';
 
+const reactHelmet = reactHelmetDefault || reactHelmetNamed;
+const { Helmet } = reactHelmet;
+
 export type GovUKPageProps = Omit<PageProps, 'govUK'>;
 
 export const GovUKPage: FC<GovUKPageProps> = ({ children, classModifiers, ...props }) => (
diff --git a/components/page/src/NotGovUKPage.tsx b/components/page/src/NotGovUKPage.tsx
index 50a65e4a4..53190bd84 100644
--- a/components/page/src/NotGovUKPage.tsx
+++ b/components/page/src/NotGovUKPage.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { FC, createElement as h } from 'react';
-import { Helmet } from 'react-helmet-async';
+import reactHelmetDefault, * as reactHelmetNamed from 'react-helmet-async';
 import { Page, PageProps } from './Page';
 
 import favicon from '../assets/coat-favicon.ico';
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ import ogImage from '../assets/coat-opengraph-image.png';
 
 import '../assets/NotGovUKPage.scss';
 
+const reactHelmet = reactHelmetDefault || reactHelmetNamed;
+const { Helmet } = reactHelmet;
+
 export type NotGovUKPageProps = Omit<PageProps, 'govUK'>;
 
 export const NotGovUKPage: FC<NotGovUKPageProps> = ({ children, classModifiers, ...props }) => (
diff --git a/components/page/src/Page.tsx b/components/page/src/Page.tsx
index e2f36a857..0d1647e33 100644
--- a/components/page/src/Page.tsx
+++ b/components/page/src/Page.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { FC, Fragment, HTMLProps, ReactNode, createElement as h } from 'react';
-import { Helmet } from 'react-helmet-async';
+import reactHelmetDefault, * as reactHelmetNamed from 'react-helmet-async';
 import { BackLink } from '@not-govuk/back-link';
 import { Breadcrumb, Breadcrumbs } from '@not-govuk/breadcrumbs';
 import { StandardProps, classBuilder } from '@not-govuk/component-helpers';
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ import { WidthContainer } from '@not-govuk/width-container';
 
 import '../assets/Page.scss';
 
+const reactHelmet = reactHelmetDefault || reactHelmetNamed;
+const { Helmet } = reactHelmet;
+
 export type PageProps = (
   StandardProps &
   HTMLProps<HTMLDivElement> &
diff --git a/lib/app-composer/src/index.ts b/lib/app-composer/src/index.ts
index 7943f8e77..9a5c1e1c8 100644
--- a/lib/app-composer/src/index.ts
+++ b/lib/app-composer/src/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { GraphQLSchema } from 'graphql';
 import { ApolloClient, ApolloProvider, InMemoryCache, createHttpLink } from '@apollo/client';
 import { SchemaLink } from '@apollo/client/link/schema';
 import { ComponentType, Fragment, ReactNode, Suspense, createElement as h, lazy } from 'react';
-import { Helmet, HelmetProvider, FilledContext } from 'react-helmet-async';
+import { Helmet, HelmetProvider, HelmetServerState } from 'react-helmet-async';
 import { StaticRouter, StaticRouterProps, Switch } from 'react-router';
 import { BrowserRouter, BrowserRouterProps } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { Route, RouteComponentProps, withRouter } from '@not-govuk/route-utils';
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ type ServerError = {
   message: string
 };
 
+export type HelmetDataContext = {
+  helmet: HelmetServerState
+}
+
 export type ApplicationPropsSSR = ApplicationPropsCommon & {
   pages: PageInfoSSR[]
 };
@@ -63,7 +67,7 @@ export type ApplicationProps = ApplicationPropsCSR | ApplicationPropsSSR;
 type ApplicationCSR = ComponentType<ApplicationPropsCSR>;
 type ApplicationSSR = ComponentType<ApplicationPropsSSR> & {
   extractDataCache: () => object
-  helmetContext: FilledContext
+  helmetContext: HelmetDataContext
 };
 export type Application = ComponentType<ApplicationProps>;
 
@@ -304,7 +308,7 @@ export const compose: Compose = options => {
 
   return Object.assign(App, {
     extractDataCache,
-    helmetContext: helmetContext as FilledContext
+    helmetContext: helmetContext as HelmetDataContext
   });
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/component-test-helpers/src/index.ts b/lib/component-test-helpers/src/index.ts
index cb354786e..c8bfdf748 100644
--- a/lib/component-test-helpers/src/index.ts
+++ b/lib/component-test-helpers/src/index.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 import { FC, ReactElement, ReactNode, createElement as h } from 'react';
-import { HelmetProvider } from 'react-helmet-async';
+import reactHelmetDefault, * as reactHelmetNamed from 'react-helmet-async';
 import { MemoryRouter } from 'react-router';
 import { render as _render, RenderOptions } from '@testing-library/react';
 import userEventDefault from '@testing-library/user-event';
 
 import '@testing-library/jest-dom';
 
+const reactHelmet = reactHelmetDefault || reactHelmetNamed;
+const { HelmetProvider } = reactHelmet;
+
 const Providers: FC<{ children?: ReactNode, routerProps?: object }> = ({
   children,
   routerProps
diff --git a/lib/server-renderer/package.json b/lib/server-renderer/package.json
index 23c2ea4d1..870177fc6 100644
--- a/lib/server-renderer/package.json
+++ b/lib/server-renderer/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     "@types/react": "16.14.60",
     "@types/react-dom": "16.9.24",
     "graphql": "15.9.0",
-    "react-helmet-async": "1.3.0",
+    "react-helmet-async": "2.0.5",
     "typescript": "4.9.5"
   }
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c2c8304f8..e02f5e3b1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
     "process": "^0.11.10",
     "react": "16.14.0",
     "react-dom": "16.14.0",
-    "react-helmet-async": "1.3.0",
+    "react-helmet-async": "2.0.5",
     "react-router": "5.3.4",
     "react-router-dom": "5.3.4",
     "ts-jest": "29.2.3",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 1b4cdcd2b..fa690fd00 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ importers:
       process: ^0.11.10
       react: 16.14.0
       react-dom: 16.14.0
-      react-helmet-async: 1.3.0
+      react-helmet-async: 2.0.5
       react-router: 5.3.4
       react-router-dom: 5.3.4
       ts-jest: 29.2.3
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ importers:
       process: 0.11.10
       react: 16.14.0
       react-dom: 16.14.0_react@16.14.0
-      react-helmet-async: 1.3.0_wcqkhtmu7mswc6yz4uyexck3ty
+      react-helmet-async: 2.0.5_react@16.14.0
       react-router: 5.3.4_react@16.14.0
       react-router-dom: 5.3.4_react@16.14.0
       ts-jest: 29.2.3_emrc4okhxugh6ej24zdudb2ocy
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ importers:
       plop: 3.1.2
       react: 16.14.0
       react-dom: 16.14.0
-      react-helmet-async: 1.3.0
+      react-helmet-async: 2.0.5
       react-router: 5.3.4
       react-router-dom: 5.3.4
       serverless: 3.39.0
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ importers:
       plop: 3.1.2
       react: 16.14.0
       react-dom: 16.14.0_react@16.14.0
-      react-helmet-async: 1.3.0_wcqkhtmu7mswc6yz4uyexck3ty
+      react-helmet-async: 2.0.5_react@16.14.0
       react-router: 5.3.4_react@16.14.0
       react-router-dom: 5.3.4_react@16.14.0
       serverless: 3.39.0
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ importers:
       plop: 3.1.2
       react: 16.14.0
       react-dom: 16.14.0
-      react-helmet-async: 1.3.0
+      react-helmet-async: 2.0.5
       react-router: 5.3.4
       react-router-dom: 5.3.4
       serverless: 3.39.0
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ importers:
       plop: 3.1.2
       react: 16.14.0
       react-dom: 16.14.0_react@16.14.0
-      react-helmet-async: 1.3.0_wcqkhtmu7mswc6yz4uyexck3ty
+      react-helmet-async: 2.0.5_react@16.14.0
       react-router: 5.3.4_react@16.14.0
       react-router-dom: 5.3.4_react@16.14.0
       serverless: 3.39.0
@@ -1935,7 +1935,7 @@ importers:
       '@types/react': 16.14.60
       '@types/react-dom': 16.9.24
       graphql: 15.9.0
-      react-helmet-async: 1.3.0
+      react-helmet-async: 2.0.5
       restify-errors: ^8.0.2
       typescript: 4.9.5
     dependencies:
@@ -1947,7 +1947,7 @@ importers:
       '@types/react': 16.14.60
       '@types/react-dom': 16.9.24
       graphql: 15.9.0
-      react-helmet-async: 1.3.0
+      react-helmet-async: 2.0.5
       typescript: 4.9.5
 
   lib/storybook-preset:
@@ -2144,8 +2144,8 @@ packages:
       es5-ext: 0.10.62
     dev: true
 
-  /@adobe/css-tools/4.2.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-E09FiIft46CmH5Qnjb0wsW54/YQd69LsxeKUOWawmws1XWvyFGURnAChH0mlr7YPFR1ofwvUQfcL0J3lMxXqPA==}
+  /@adobe/css-tools/4.4.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Ff9+ksdQQB3rMncgqDK78uLznstjyfIf2Arnh22pW8kBpLs6rpKDwgnZT46hin5Hl1WzazzK64DOrhSwYpS7bQ==}
     dev: false
 
   /@ampproject/remapping/2.2.0:
@@ -9406,8 +9406,8 @@ packages:
       defer-to-connect: 2.0.1
     dev: true
 
-  /@testing-library/dom/8.20.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-d9ULIT+a4EXLX3UU8FBjauG9NnsZHkHztXoIcTsOKoOw030fyjheN9svkTULjJxtYag9DZz5Jz5qkWZDPxTFwA==}
+  /@testing-library/dom/8.20.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-/DiOQ5xBxgdYRC8LNk7U+RWat0S3qRLeIw3ZIkMQ9kkVlRmwD/Eg8k8CqIpD6GW7u20JIUOfMKbxtiLutpjQ4g==}
     engines: {node: '>=12'}
     dependencies:
       '@babel/code-frame': 7.24.7
@@ -9416,7 +9416,7 @@ packages:
       aria-query: 5.1.3
       chalk: 4.1.2
       dom-accessibility-api: 0.5.16
-      lz-string: 1.4.4
+      lz-string: 1.5.0
       pretty-format: 27.5.1
     dev: false
 
@@ -9424,9 +9424,9 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ynmNeT7asXyH3aSVv4vvX4Rb+0qjOhdNHnO/3vuZNqPmhDpV/+rCSGwQ7bLcmU2cJ4dvoheIO85LQj0IbJHEtg==}
     engines: {node: '>=8', npm: '>=6', yarn: '>=1'}
     dependencies:
-      '@adobe/css-tools': 4.2.0
+      '@adobe/css-tools': 4.4.0
       '@babel/runtime': 7.21.0
-      '@types/testing-library__jest-dom': 5.14.5
+      '@types/testing-library__jest-dom': 5.14.9
       aria-query: 5.1.3
       chalk: 3.0.0
       css.escape: 1.5.1
@@ -9443,7 +9443,7 @@ packages:
       react-dom: <18.0.0
     dependencies:
       '@babel/runtime': 7.21.0
-      '@testing-library/dom': 8.20.0
+      '@testing-library/dom': 8.20.1
       '@types/react-dom': 16.9.24
     dev: false
 
@@ -9859,8 +9859,8 @@ packages:
   /@types/tapable/1.0.8:
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-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-SBwbxYoyPIvxHbeHxTZX2Pe/74F/tX2/D3mMvzabdeJ25bBojfW0TyB8BHrbq/9zaaKICJZjLP+8r6AeZMFCuQ==}
+  /@types/testing-library__jest-dom/5.14.9:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-FSYhIjFlfOpGSRyVoMBMuS3ws5ehFQODymf3vlI7U1K8c7PHwWwFY7VREfmsuzHSOnoKs/9/Y983ayOs7eRzqw==}
     dependencies:
       '@types/jest': 29.5.12
     dev: false
@@ -16083,7 +16083,7 @@ packages:
       chalk: 4.1.2
       diff-sequences: 29.4.3
       jest-get-type: 29.4.3
-      pretty-format: 29.5.0
+      pretty-format: 29.7.0
 
   /jest-diff/29.7.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-LMIgiIrhigmPrs03JHpxUh2yISK3vLFPkAodPeo0+BuF7wA2FoQbkEg1u8gBYBThncu7e1oEDUfIXVuTqLRUjw==}
@@ -16214,7 +16214,7 @@ packages:
       chalk: 4.1.2
       jest-diff: 29.5.0
       jest-get-type: 29.4.3
-      pretty-format: 29.5.0
+      pretty-format: 29.7.0
 
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@@ -16236,7 +16236,7 @@ packages:
       chalk: 4.1.2
       graceful-fs: 4.2.11
       micromatch: 4.0.5
-      pretty-format: 29.5.0
+      pretty-format: 29.7.0
       slash: 3.0.0
       stack-utils: 2.0.6
 
@@ -17029,8 +17029,8 @@ packages:
       es5-ext: 0.10.62
     dev: true
 
-  /lz-string/1.4.4:
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+  /lz-string/1.5.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-h5bgJWpxJNswbU7qCrV0tIKQCaS3blPDrqKWx+QxzuzL1zGUzij9XCWLrSLsJPu5t+eWA/ycetzYAO5IOMcWAQ==}
     hasBin: true
     dev: false
 
@@ -18706,7 +18706,6 @@ packages:
       '@jest/schemas': 29.6.3
       ansi-styles: 5.2.0
       react-is: 18.2.0
-    dev: true
 
   /pretty-hrtime/1.0.3:
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@@ -19037,35 +19036,28 @@ packages:
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     dev: false
 
-  /react-fast-compare/3.2.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-rtGImPZ0YyLrscKI9xTpV8psd6I8VAtjKCzQDlzyDvqJA8XOW78TXYQwNRNd8g8JZnDu8q9Fu/1v4HPAVwVdHA==}
+  /react-fast-compare/3.2.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-nsO+KSNgo1SbJqJEYRE9ERzo7YtYbou/OqjSQKxV7jcKox7+usiUVZOAC+XnDOABXggQTno0Y1CpVnuWEc1boQ==}
     dev: true
 
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+  /react-helmet-async/2.0.5:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-rYUYHeus+i27MvFE+Jaa4WsyBKGkL6qVgbJvSBoX8mbsWoABJXdEO0bZyi0F6i+4f0NuIb8AvqPMj3iXFHkMwg==}
     peerDependencies:
       react: ^16.6.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0
-      react-dom: ^16.6.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0
     dependencies:
-      '@babel/runtime': 7.21.0
       invariant: 2.2.4
-      prop-types: 15.8.1
-      react-fast-compare: 3.2.0
+      react-fast-compare: 3.2.2
       shallowequal: 1.1.0
     dev: true
 
-  /react-helmet-async/1.3.0_wcqkhtmu7mswc6yz4uyexck3ty:
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+  /react-helmet-async/2.0.5_react@16.14.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-rYUYHeus+i27MvFE+Jaa4WsyBKGkL6qVgbJvSBoX8mbsWoABJXdEO0bZyi0F6i+4f0NuIb8AvqPMj3iXFHkMwg==}
     peerDependencies:
       react: ^16.6.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0
-      react-dom: ^16.6.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0
     dependencies:
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       invariant: 2.2.4
-      prop-types: 15.8.1
       react: 16.14.0
-      react-dom: 16.14.0_react@16.14.0
-      react-fast-compare: 3.2.0
+      react-fast-compare: 3.2.2
       shallowequal: 1.1.0
     dev: true