diff --git a/.changeset/big-sloths-melt.md b/.changeset/big-sloths-melt.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d0b72ed8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/big-sloths-melt.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-signals-backend': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-signals-node': patch
+---
+
+Bump the `ws` library
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/package.json b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/package.json
index 6e7bf85660..f47fd650e4 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/package.json
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
     "@types/aws4": "^1.5.1",
     "msw": "^1.0.0",
     "supertest": "^7.0.0",
-    "ws": "^8.13.0"
+    "ws": "^8.18.0"
   },
   "configSchema": "config.d.ts"
 }
diff --git a/plugins/signals-backend/package.json b/plugins/signals-backend/package.json
index 5e3447f10b..7ad1d7055f 100644
--- a/plugins/signals-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/signals-backend/package.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     "node-fetch": "^2.7.0",
     "uuid": "^9.0.0",
     "winston": "^3.2.1",
-    "ws": "^8.17.0",
+    "ws": "^8.18.0",
     "yn": "^4.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/plugins/signals-node/package.json b/plugins/signals-node/package.json
index 05df60588e..5bda432188 100644
--- a/plugins/signals-node/package.json
+++ b/plugins/signals-node/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     "@backstage/types": "workspace:^",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "uuid": "^9.0.0",
-    "ws": "^8.14.2"
+    "ws": "^8.18.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 1734cc11cf..c794ec326c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6429,7 +6429,7 @@ __metadata:
     stream-buffers: ^3.0.2
     supertest: ^7.0.0
     winston: ^3.2.1
-    ws: ^8.13.0
+    ws: ^8.18.0
     yn: ^4.0.0
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
@@ -7751,7 +7751,7 @@ __metadata:
     supertest: ^7.0.0
     uuid: ^9.0.0
     winston: ^3.2.1
-    ws: ^8.17.0
+    ws: ^8.18.0
     yn: ^4.0.0
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
@@ -7770,7 +7770,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/express": ^4.17.21
     express: ^4.17.1
     uuid: ^9.0.0
-    ws: ^8.14.2
+    ws: ^8.18.0
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
@@ -44352,7 +44352,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"ws@npm:*, ws@npm:^8.11.0, ws@npm:^8.12.0, ws@npm:^8.13.0, ws@npm:^8.14.2, ws@npm:^8.17.0, ws@npm:^8.18.0, ws@npm:^8.8.0":
+"ws@npm:*, ws@npm:^8.11.0, ws@npm:^8.12.0, ws@npm:^8.13.0, ws@npm:^8.18.0, ws@npm:^8.8.0":
   version: 8.18.0
   resolution: "ws@npm:8.18.0"
   peerDependencies: