diff --git a/chart-the-stock-market/package.json b/chart-the-stock-market/package.json
index 53036dc9..d25b344c 100644
--- a/chart-the-stock-market/package.json
+++ b/chart-the-stock-market/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
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     "dotenv": "4.0.0",
     "express": "4.17.2",
-    "socket.io": "^2.0.3"
+    "socket.io": "2.4.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/chart-the-stock-market/public/index.html b/chart-the-stock-market/public/index.html
index b797ad91..0d978156 100644
--- a/chart-the-stock-market/public/index.html
+++ b/chart-the-stock-market/public/index.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
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   <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="https://cdn.freecodecamp.org/universal/favicons/favicon-16x16.png" />
   <link href="main.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
-  <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/socket.io/2.0.3/socket.io.js"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/socket.io/2.4.0/socket.io.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/Chart.js/2.6.0/Chart.js"></script>
 </head>
 
diff --git a/p2p-video-chat-application/package.json b/p2p-video-chat-application/package.json
index 8420fd60..319962ef 100644
--- a/p2p-video-chat-application/package.json
+++ b/p2p-video-chat-application/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
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     "jquery": "3.6.0",
     "simple-peer": "8.5.0",
-    "socket.io": "^2.0.4",
-    "socket.io-client": "^2.0.4"
+    "socket.io": "2.4.1",
+    "socket.io-client": "2.4.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 38acae2b..079b4547 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@
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         "express": "4.17.2",
-        "socket.io": "^2.0.3"
+        "socket.io": "2.4.1"
       }
     },
     "chart-the-stock-market/node_modules/dotenv": {
@@ -16688,8 +16688,8 @@
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         "jquery": "3.6.0",
         "simple-peer": "8.5.0",
-        "socket.io": "^2.0.4",
-        "socket.io-client": "^2.0.4"
+        "socket.io": "2.4.1",
+        "socket.io-client": "2.4.0"
       }
     },
     "personal-library": {
@@ -17181,8 +17181,8 @@
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         "mocha": "7.2.0",
         "nodemon": "2.0.15",
-        "socket.io": "^2.3.0",
-        "socket.io-client": "^2.3.0"
+        "socket.io": "2.4.1",
+        "socket.io-client": "2.4.0"
       }
     },
     "secure-real-time-multiplayer-game/node_modules/ansi-regex": {
@@ -27929,8 +27929,8 @@
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         "jquery": "3.6.0",
         "simple-peer": "8.5.0",
-        "socket.io": "^2.0.4",
-        "socket.io-client": "^2.0.4"
+        "socket.io": "2.4.1",
+        "socket.io-client": "2.4.0"
       }
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     "package-json": {
@@ -29463,8 +29463,8 @@
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         "mocha": "7.2.0",
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-        "socket.io": "^2.3.0",
-        "socket.io-client": "^2.3.0"
+        "socket.io": "2.4.1",
+        "socket.io-client": "2.4.0"
       },
       "dependencies": {
         "ansi-regex": {
@@ -30606,7 +30606,7 @@
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         "express": "4.17.2",
-        "socket.io": "^2.0.3"
+        "socket.io": "2.4.1"
       },
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diff --git a/secure-real-time-multiplayer-game/package.json b/secure-real-time-multiplayer-game/package.json
index d23b48c0..911a7d9f 100644
--- a/secure-real-time-multiplayer-game/package.json
+++ b/secure-real-time-multiplayer-game/package.json
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
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     "mocha": "7.2.0",
     "nodemon": "2.0.15",
-    "socket.io": "^2.3.0",
-    "socket.io-client": "^2.3.0"
+    "socket.io": "2.4.1",
+    "socket.io-client": "2.4.0"
   },
   "license": "MIT"
 }