diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4128b98d33..9605bb6156 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
     "github-api": "^3.3.0",
     "glob-loader": "^0.3.0",
     "husky": "^6.0.0",
-    "jest": "^26.5.0",
+    "jest": "26.6.3",
     "json5": "^2.1.3",
     "lint-staged": "^10.2.13",
     "postcss": "^8.3.5",
diff --git a/packages/utilities/psammead-rich-text-transforms/package.json b/packages/utilities/psammead-rich-text-transforms/package.json
index 00c75b78f0..db5f4f4524 100644
--- a/packages/utilities/psammead-rich-text-transforms/package.json
+++ b/packages/utilities/psammead-rich-text-transforms/package.json
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@
     "xmldoc": "^1.1.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "jest": "^26.5.0"
+    "jest": "26.6.3"
   }
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 027dafd4fb..73412ef709 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2071,7 +2071,7 @@ __metadata:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@bbc/psammead-rich-text-transforms@workspace:packages/utilities/psammead-rich-text-transforms"
   dependencies:
-    jest: ^26.5.0
+    jest: 26.6.3
     ramda: ^0.27.1
     xmldoc: ^1.1.2
   languageName: unknown
@@ -2308,7 +2308,7 @@ __metadata:
     github-api: ^3.3.0
     glob-loader: ^0.3.0
     husky: ^6.0.0
-    jest: ^26.5.0
+    jest: 26.6.3
     json5: ^2.1.3
     lint-staged: ^10.2.13
     postcss: ^8.3.5
@@ -12174,7 +12174,7 @@ fsevents@^1.2.7:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"jest@npm:^26.5.0":
+"jest@npm:26.6.3":
   version: 26.6.3
   resolution: "jest@npm:26.6.3"
   dependencies: