diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index 59f2fd51f4a..2828f3f2ce6 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp/issues"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aws-sdk/client-ses": "3.997.0",
+    "@aws-sdk/client-ses": "3.998.0",
     "@fastify/accepts": "5.0.4",
     "@fastify/cookie": "11.0.2",
     "@fastify/csrf-protection": "7.1.0",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 9a41f8dd1c0..6eafc7c298e 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ importers:
   api:
     dependencies:
       '@aws-sdk/client-ses':
-        specifier: 3.997.0
-        version: 3.997.0
+        specifier: 3.998.0
+        version: 3.998.0
       '@fastify/accepts':
         specifier: 5.0.4
         version: 5.0.4
@@ -1354,8 +1354,8 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-UomYWcCpM7OZUt1BDlY3guO6mnA4VXzMkNjFbVtWibKQkk4LhcIUXb6SxWSw/gujIrlOZywldjyj8bL6V374IQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=14.0.0'}
 
-  '@aws-sdk/client-ses@3.997.0':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-FkzdUCmZagYJLcA3gEh7naDnCLdpNda1uwknMw0QwlVzeKm/SJtrLpR83nuCdbgn2yD8oiUWYp04n7pw4x9zWg==}
+  '@aws-sdk/client-ses@3.998.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-98PbrNBPVyfFLGDazNeCmmSvEWr3ijiT0lR8SpzStfPKihQ8BIKQWja36Ma2Wgv2TbkKsoGpuPSrrONP3RM6pQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=20.0.0'}
 
   '@aws-sdk/client-sso-oidc@3.521.0':
@@ -14537,7 +14537,7 @@ snapshots:
       - aws-crt
     optional: true
 
-  '@aws-sdk/client-ses@3.997.0':
+  '@aws-sdk/client-ses@3.998.0':
     dependencies:
       '@aws-crypto/sha256-browser': 5.2.0
       '@aws-crypto/sha256-js': 5.2.0