diff --git a/.changeset/dependabot-2a735a0.md b/.changeset/dependabot-2a735a0.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..87264f89ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/dependabot-2a735a0.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-notifications-backend-module-email': patch
+---
+
+build(deps): bump `nodemailer` from 7.0.13 to 8.0.4
diff --git a/plugins/notifications-backend-module-email/package.json b/plugins/notifications-backend-module-email/package.json
index 32514e862d..2db8027e36 100644
--- a/plugins/notifications-backend-module-email/package.json
+++ b/plugins/notifications-backend-module-email/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-notifications-node": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/types": "workspace:^",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
-    "nodemailer": "^7.0.7",
+    "nodemailer": "^8.0.4",
     "p-throttle": "^4.1.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 132175c7f9..4487037aff 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6169,7 +6169,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/types": "workspace:^"
     "@types/nodemailer": "npm:^7.0.0"
     lodash: "npm:^4.17.21"
-    nodemailer: "npm:^7.0.7"
+    nodemailer: "npm:^8.0.4"
     p-throttle: "npm:^4.1.1"
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
@@ -39874,10 +39874,10 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"nodemailer@npm:^7.0.7":
-  version: 7.0.13
-  resolution: "nodemailer@npm:7.0.13"
-  checksum: 10/4ae37bfb6896f1555de150c1098a7c1b28eb1da240a4c7adede81a8af0dcc184298cfbf804930599c076ea574428e0c18c6b28f0dc2072cebb30c1da5fd0b688
+"nodemailer@npm:^8.0.4":
+  version: 8.0.4
+  resolution: "nodemailer@npm:8.0.4"
+  checksum: 10/b396d52b1faf3ee73a6eca1b7febdb8ea16df50d6c41efbf0f1e500e6a42a73cea5e0db9e52d64b34f509ac3dbf4c10fe828de6cb3f66899b493be38b8abe926
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard