diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 620fb6424..87b034850 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ gem 'jsonpath', '~> 1.1.5'
 gem 'aasm', '~> 5.5'
 
 # for running background jobs
-gem 'sidekiq', '~> 7.3.7'
+gem 'sidekiq', '~> 7.3.8'
 gem 'sinatra', '~> 4.1.1', require: false
 gem 'slim', '~> 5.2.1'
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 2e12a6085..ff961ba5e 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ GEM
       ffi (~> 1.0)
     rdoc (6.10.0)
       psych (>= 4.0.0)
-    redis-client (0.23.0)
+    redis-client (0.23.2)
       connection_pool
     regexp_parser (2.10.0)
     reline (0.6.0)
@@ -598,7 +598,8 @@ GEM
       activesupport (>= 5.2.0)
     show_me_the_cookies (6.0.0)
       capybara (>= 2, < 4)
-    sidekiq (7.3.7)
+    sidekiq (7.3.8)
+      base64
       connection_pool (>= 2.3.0)
       logger
       rack (>= 2.2.4)
@@ -754,7 +755,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   selenium-webdriver (>= 3.142.3)
   shoulda-matchers (>= 4.2.0)
   show_me_the_cookies (>= 6.0.0)
-  sidekiq (~> 7.3.7)
+  sidekiq (~> 7.3.8)
   simplecov (>= 0.16.1)
   sinatra (~> 4.1.1)
   site_prism (>= 3.7.3)