diff --git a/api/Gemfile b/api/Gemfile
index adbf8f301..5f2800e3a 100644
--- a/api/Gemfile
+++ b/api/Gemfile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ gem 'puma', '~> 6.4', '>= 6.4.3'
 gem 'rubyzip', '~> 2.3', '>= 2.3.2'
 
 # Validate ActiveStorage attachments
-gem 'active_storage_validations', '~> 1.3'
+gem 'active_storage_validations', '~> 1.4'
 
 # interfacing with docker
 gem 'docker-api', '~> 2.3.0'
diff --git a/api/Gemfile.lock b/api/Gemfile.lock
index d6a6b893c..0bb697fe9 100644
--- a/api/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/api/Gemfile.lock
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ GEM
       i18n (>= 1.8.11, < 2)
     globalid (1.2.1)
       activesupport (>= 6.1)
-    i18n (1.14.6)
+    i18n (1.14.7)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
     io-console (0.8.0)
     irb (1.14.3)
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ GEM
       net-protocol
     net-ssh (7.3.0)
     nio4r (2.7.4)
-    nokogiri (1.18.1)
+    nokogiri (1.18.2)
       mini_portile2 (~> 2.8.2)
       racc (~> 1.4)
     ostruct (0.6.1)
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ PLATFORMS
 
 DEPENDENCIES
   active_model_serializers (~> 0.10, >= 0.10.14)
-  active_storage_validations (~> 1.3)
+  active_storage_validations (~> 1.4)
   annotate (~> 3.2)
   bcrypt_pbkdf
   bootsnap