diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 819f2ad195..f031af4572 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -15,10 +15,9 @@ updates:
       - dependency-name: flowbite-react #Flowbite & flowbite-datepicker upgrade #6993
         versions: ['>= 0.10.1']
       - dependency-name: Mongoose #Mongoose upgrade #7017
-        versions: ['>= 8.4.3']
-      - dependency-name: cookie
-      - dependency-name: '@socket.io*'
-      - dependency-name: bootstrap #we have decided to dont update bootstrap #7489
+        versions: [">= 8.4.3"]
+      - dependency-name: "@socket.io*"
+      - dependency-name: bootstrap
       - dependency-name: express-prom-bundle
       - dependency-name: immutable
       - dependency-name: otplib
diff --git a/app/api/socketio/setupSockets.ts b/app/api/socketio/setupSockets.ts
index fa1409a2df..ea9102b5c6 100644
--- a/app/api/socketio/setupSockets.ts
+++ b/app/api/socketio/setupSockets.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { createClient, RedisClient } from 'redis';
-import cookie from 'cookie';
+import * as cookie from 'cookie';
 import { Server } from 'http';
 import { Server as SocketIoServer } from 'socket.io';
 import { Application, Request, Response, NextFunction } from 'express';
@@ -46,9 +46,10 @@ const setupApiSockets = (server: Server, app: Application) => {
     //eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-floating-promises
     socket.join(socket.request.headers.tenant || config.defaultTenant.name);
     const socketCookie = cookie.parse(socket.request.headers.cookie || '');
+
     if (socketCookie) {
       //eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-floating-promises
-      socket.join(socketCookie['connect.sid']);
+      socket.join(socketCookie['connect.sid'] || 'default-session-id');
     }
   });
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3550fa8f66..8e6f515c92 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "uwazi",
-  "version": "1.198.0-rc3",
+  "version": "1.198.0-rc4",
   "description": "Uwazi is a free, open-source solution for organising, analysing and publishing your documents.",
   "keywords": [
     "react"
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
     "clean-insights-sdk": "^2.6.2",
     "compression": "^1.7.5",
     "connect-mongo": "5.1.0",
-    "cookie": "0.7.0",
+    "cookie": "1.0.2",
     "cookie-parser": "1.4.7",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "crypto-js": "^4.2.0",
@@ -286,7 +286,6 @@
     "@types/body-parser": "^1.19.5",
     "@types/cheerio": "^0.22.30",
     "@types/child-process-promise": "^2.2.1",
-    "@types/cookie": "^0.6.0",
     "@types/enzyme": "3.10.12",
     "@types/enzyme-adapter-react-16": "1.0.2",
     "@types/expect-puppeteer": "4.4.7",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 8e5b58e725..18a8eb7333 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4251,11 +4251,6 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/cookie/-/cookie-0.4.1.tgz#bfd02c1f2224567676c1545199f87c3a861d878d"
   integrity sha512-XW/Aa8APYr6jSVVA1y/DEIZX0/GMKLEVekNG727R8cs56ahETkRAy/3DR7+fJyh7oUgGwNQaRfXCun0+KbWY7Q==
 
-"@types/cookie@^0.6.0":
-  version "0.6.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/cookie/-/cookie-0.6.0.tgz#eac397f28bf1d6ae0ae081363eca2f425bedf0d5"
-  integrity sha512-4Kh9a6B2bQciAhf7FSuMRRkUWecJgJu9nPnx3yzpsfXX/c50REIqpHY4C82bXP90qrLtXtkDxTZosYO3UpOwlA==
-
 "@types/cookiejar@^2.1.5":
   version "2.1.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/cookiejar/-/cookiejar-2.1.5.tgz#14a3e83fa641beb169a2dd8422d91c3c345a9a78"
@@ -6853,11 +6848,6 @@ cookie-signature@1.0.7:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cookie-signature/-/cookie-signature-1.0.7.tgz#ab5dd7ab757c54e60f37ef6550f481c426d10454"
   integrity sha512-NXdYc3dLr47pBkpUCHtKSwIOQXLVn8dZEuywboCOJY/osA0wFSLlSawr3KN8qXJEyX66FcONTH8EIlVuK0yyFA==
 
-cookie@0.7.0:
-  version "0.7.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cookie/-/cookie-0.7.0.tgz#2148f68a77245d5c2c0005d264bc3e08cfa0655d"
-  integrity sha512-qCf+V4dtlNhSRXGAZatc1TasyFO6GjohcOul807YOb5ik3+kQSnb4d7iajeCL8QHaJ4uZEjCgiCJerKXwdRVlQ==
-
 cookie@0.7.1:
   version "0.7.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cookie/-/cookie-0.7.1.tgz#2f73c42142d5d5cf71310a74fc4ae61670e5dbc9"
@@ -6868,6 +6858,11 @@ cookie@0.7.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cookie/-/cookie-0.7.2.tgz#556369c472a2ba910f2979891b526b3436237ed7"
   integrity sha512-yki5XnKuf750l50uGTllt6kKILY4nQ1eNIQatoXEByZ5dWgnKqbnqmTrBE5B4N7lrMJKQ2ytWMiTO2o0v6Ew/w==
 
+cookie@1.0.2:
+  version "1.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cookie/-/cookie-1.0.2.tgz#27360701532116bd3f1f9416929d176afe1e4610"
+  integrity sha512-9Kr/j4O16ISv8zBBhJoi4bXOYNTkFLOqSL3UDB0njXxCXNezjeyVrJyGOWtgfs/q2km1gwBcfH8q1yEGoMYunA==
+
 cookie@~0.4.1:
   version "0.4.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cookie/-/cookie-0.4.2.tgz#0e41f24de5ecf317947c82fc789e06a884824432"