diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index f258899..4164c2e 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "d3": "^7.9.0",
     "ethers": "^6.7.1",
     "framer-motion": "^10.16.4",
-    "i18next": "^23.7.6",
+    "i18next": "^26.3.4",
     "i18next-browser-languagedetector": "^7.2.0",
     "i18next-fs-backend": "^2.3.1",
     "i18next-http-backend": "^2.4.2",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 99e5fbc..4e88fb0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
         "@types/natural": "^6.0.1",
         "@types/node": "^20.5.1",
         "@types/nodemailer": "^6.4.14",
+        "@types/socket.io-client": "^3.0.0",
         "@types/supertest": "^2.0.12",
         "@types/swagger-jsdoc": "^6.0.4",
         "@types/swagger-ui-express": "^4.1.6",
@@ -314,7 +315,7 @@
         "d3": "^7.9.0",
         "ethers": "^6.7.1",
         "framer-motion": "^10.16.4",
-        "i18next": "^23.7.6",
+        "i18next": "^26.3.4",
         "i18next-browser-languagedetector": "^7.2.0",
         "i18next-fs-backend": "^2.3.1",
         "i18next-http-backend": "^2.4.2",
@@ -11976,6 +11977,17 @@
         "@types/node": "*"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/socket.io-client": {
+      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/socket.io-client/-/socket.io-client-3.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-s+IPvFoEIjKA3RdJz/Z2dGR4gLgysKi8owcnrVwNjgvc01Lk68LJDDsG2GRqegFITcxmvCMYM7bhMpwEMlHmDg==",
+      "deprecated": "This is a stub types definition. socket.io-client provides its own type definitions, so you do not need this installed.",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "socket.io-client": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/stack-utils": {
       "version": "2.0.3",
       "dev": true,
@@ -18417,24 +18429,31 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/i18next": {
-      "version": "23.16.8",
+      "version": "26.3.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/i18next/-/i18next-26.3.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-pa7m0d7pBDqGHZxljT+WPFeyFgQ7P7SciPPo1tTqYuO0z4sqADYhwnBESmmGp/wEof1inwdls/k8ZgTg8rxFHA==",
       "funding": [
         {
           "type": "individual",
-          "url": "https://locize.com"
+          "url": "https://www.locize.com/i18next"
         },
         {
           "type": "individual",
-          "url": "https://locize.com/i18next.html"
+          "url": "https://www.i18next.com/how-to/faq#i18next-is-awesome.-how-can-i-support-the-project"
         },
         {
           "type": "individual",
-          "url": "https://www.i18next.com/how-to/faq#i18next-is-awesome.-how-can-i-support-the-project"
+          "url": "https://www.locize.com"
         }
       ],
       "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "@babel/runtime": "^7.23.2"
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "typescript": "^5 || ^6"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "typescript": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
       }
     },
     "node_modules/i18next-browser-languagedetector": {