diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 569e4706..cd8d7445 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
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         "sort-object-keys": "^2.0.0",
         "touch": "^3.1.0",
-        "validate-npm-package-name": "^7.0.0"
+        "validate-npm-package-name": "^8.0.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@cucumber/cucumber": "12.9.0",
@@ -19618,12 +19618,12 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/validate-npm-package-name": {
-      "version": "7.0.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/validate-npm-package-name/-/validate-npm-package-name-7.0.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-hVDIBwsRruT73PbK7uP5ebUt+ezEtCmzZz3F59BSr2F6OVFnJ/6h8liuvdLrQ88Xmnk6/+xGGuq+pG9WwTuy3A==",
+      "version": "8.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/validate-npm-package-name/-/validate-npm-package-name-8.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-SCv6OOV6Xj2/3cXy3dGmADluJTNcL3o7hZAglNPTe+WYuEuvxgJzxPrSDLZhF+CwyQOubqgecjMmTJGMVLWjYQ==",
       "license": "ISC",
       "engines": {
-        "node": "^20.17.0 || >=22.9.0"
+        "node": "^22.22.2 || ^24.15.0 || >=26.0.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/vfile": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c9d608e8..7cbcdeb8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     "npm-conf": "^1.1.3",
     "sort-object-keys": "^2.0.0",
     "touch": "^3.1.0",
-    "validate-npm-package-name": "^7.0.0"
+    "validate-npm-package-name": "^8.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@cucumber/cucumber": "12.9.0",