diff --git a/frontend/config/mediacms.config.pages.js b/frontend/config/mediacms.config.pages.js
index 3d58e75..3780771 100644
--- a/frontend/config/mediacms.config.pages.js
+++ b/frontend/config/mediacms.config.pages.js
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ const formatPage = (page) => {
     ? templates.renderPageContent({ page: { id: pageContentId, component: page.component } })
     : undefined;
   const headLinks = [
-    { rel: 'preload', href: './static/lib/video-js/7.20.2/video.min.js', as: 'script' },
+    { rel: 'preload', href: './static/lib/video-js/8.18.1/video.min.js', as: 'script' },
     ...(page.headLinks ? page.headLinks : []),
   ];
   const bodyScripts = [
-    { src: './static/lib/video-js/7.20.2/video.min.js' },
+    { src: './static/lib/video-js/8.18.1/video.min.js' },
     ...(page.bodyScripts ? page.bodyScripts : []),
   ];
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/static/js/components/video-player/VideoPlayer.scss b/frontend/src/static/js/components/video-player/VideoPlayer.scss
index b5436ca..f0e2a53 100755
--- a/frontend/src/static/js/components/video-player/VideoPlayer.scss
+++ b/frontend/src/static/js/components/video-player/VideoPlayer.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 @use "sass:math";
-@import '../../../lib/video-js/7.20.2/video-js.min.css';
+@import '../../../lib/video-js/8.18.1/video-js.min.css';
 @import '../../../css/includes/_variables.scss';
 
 @keyframes up-next-circle-countdown {
diff --git a/templates/root.html b/templates/root.html
index b749a80..624f07e 100644
--- a/templates/root.html
+++ b/templates/root.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
         {% include "common/head-meta.html" %}
 
         {% block headermeta %}
-        
+
         <meta property="og:title" content="{{PORTAL_NAME}}">
         <meta property="og:type" content="website">
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         {% block topimports %}{%endblock topimports %}
 
         {% include "config/index.html" %}
-        
+
     {% endblock head %}
 
 </head>
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@
     {% block aftercontent %}{% endblock %}
 
     {% if LOAD_FROM_CDN %}
-    <script src="https://vjs.zencdn.net/7.20.2/video.min.js"></script>
+    <script src="https://vjs.zencdn.net/8.18.1/video.min.js"></script>
     {% else %}
-    <script src="{% static "lib/video-js/7.20.2/video.min.js" %}"></script>
+    <script src="{% static "lib/video-js/8.18.1/video.min.js" %}"></script>
     {% endif %}
 
     {% block externalscripts %}{% endblock externalscripts %}