diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8d9fe275..ea3091de 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 				"@wordpress/viewport": "^6.38.0",
 				"@wordpress/warning": "^3.42.0",
 				"@wordpress/widgets": "^4.38.0",
-				"@wordpress/wordcount": "^4.38.0",
+				"@wordpress/wordcount": "^4.42.0",
 				"clsx": "^2.1.1",
 				"jquery": "^3.7.1",
 				"lodash": "^4.17.23",
@@ -10017,9 +10017,9 @@
 			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/@wordpress/wordcount": {
-			"version": "4.41.0",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@wordpress/wordcount/-/wordcount-4.41.0.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-/22Fon1owjl4VnSD6ewReUZ+wEcNUsxEcZoKF/ew0CqOaprMwog3kPWq3Jub6Mt0aBWmjtrJ7Nhuo+wVkQ3Kog==",
+			"version": "4.42.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@wordpress/wordcount/-/wordcount-4.42.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-H27okPtQPwgvuLNijYBRjFTbPx9ogSCKvly1/Ps/FFJ8xv1YCL/fPcSFwQ5limXikX0gr4o5DN9PbF22jvUe8A==",
 			"license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
 			"engines": {
 				"node": ">=18.12.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b46d2f2d..e8829508 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 		"@wordpress/viewport": "^6.38.0",
 		"@wordpress/warning": "^3.42.0",
 		"@wordpress/widgets": "^4.38.0",
-		"@wordpress/wordcount": "^4.38.0",
+		"@wordpress/wordcount": "^4.42.0",
 		"clsx": "^2.1.1",
 		"jquery": "^3.7.1",
 		"lodash": "^4.17.23",