diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ad9bc86a8ad..38f723ed6d5 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -7843,6 +7843,15 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/address": {
+      "version": "2.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/address/-/address-2.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-XNAb/a6TCqou+TufU8/u11HCu9x1gYvOoxLwtlXgIqmkrYQADVv6ljyW2zwiPhHz9R1gItAWpuDrdJMmrOBFEA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 16.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/adm-zip": {
       "version": "0.5.10",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/adm-zip/-/adm-zip-0.5.10.tgz",
@@ -31183,7 +31192,7 @@
         "@wdio/logger": "8.38.0",
         "@wdio/types": "8.40.3",
         "@wdio/utils": "8.40.3",
-        "ip": "^2.0.1",
+        "address": "^2.0.3",
         "saucelabs": "8.0.0",
         "webdriverio": "8.40.3"
       },
@@ -37652,7 +37661,7 @@
         "@wdio/logger": "8.38.0",
         "@wdio/types": "8.40.3",
         "@wdio/utils": "8.40.3",
-        "ip": "^2.0.1",
+        "address": "^2.0.3",
         "saucelabs": "8.0.0",
         "webdriverio": "8.40.3"
       }
@@ -37892,6 +37901,11 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "address": {
+      "version": "2.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/address/-/address-2.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-XNAb/a6TCqou+TufU8/u11HCu9x1gYvOoxLwtlXgIqmkrYQADVv6ljyW2zwiPhHz9R1gItAWpuDrdJMmrOBFEA=="
+    },
     "adm-zip": {
       "version": "0.5.10",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/adm-zip/-/adm-zip-0.5.10.tgz",
diff --git a/packages/wdio-sauce-service/package.json b/packages/wdio-sauce-service/package.json
index 98913f9c234..71ec64f4bd0 100644
--- a/packages/wdio-sauce-service/package.json
+++ b/packages/wdio-sauce-service/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     "@wdio/logger": "8.38.0",
     "@wdio/types": "8.40.3",
     "@wdio/utils": "8.40.3",
-    "ip": "^2.0.1",
+    "address": "^2.0.3",
     "saucelabs": "8.0.0",
     "webdriverio": "8.40.3"
   },
diff --git a/packages/wdio-sauce-service/src/launcher.ts b/packages/wdio-sauce-service/src/launcher.ts
index c1ebb4325cd..abb146d1452 100644
--- a/packages/wdio-sauce-service/src/launcher.ts
+++ b/packages/wdio-sauce-service/src/launcher.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { performance, PerformanceObserver } from 'node:perf_hooks'
 
-import ip from 'ip'
+import { ip } from 'address'
 import {
     default as SauceLabs,
     type SauceLabsOptions,
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export default class SauceLauncher implements Services.ServiceInstance {
             noAutodetect: true,
             tunnelIdentifier: sauceConnectTunnelIdentifier,
             ...this._options.sauceConnectOpts,
-            noSslBumpDomains: `127.0.0.1,localhost,${ip.address()}` + (
+            noSslBumpDomains: `127.0.0.1,localhost,${ip()}` + (
                 this._options.sauceConnectOpts?.noSslBumpDomains
                     ? `,${this._options.sauceConnectOpts.noSslBumpDomains}`
                     : ''