diff --git a/tools/vf-core/package.json b/tools/vf-core/package.json
index 6888410ec..670ec94cb 100644
--- a/tools/vf-core/package.json
+++ b/tools/vf-core/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "marked": "14.1.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "browser-sync": "3.0.3",
+    "browser-sync": "3.0.4",
     "percy": "5.0.0"
   },
   "author": "Ken Hawkins <ken.hawkins@embl.de>",
diff --git a/tools/vf-core/yarn.lock b/tools/vf-core/yarn.lock
index 67e22dea3..e184df1ef 100644
--- a/tools/vf-core/yarn.lock
+++ b/tools/vf-core/yarn.lock
@@ -2248,7 +2248,7 @@ browser-sync-client@^2.29.3:
     fresh "0.5.2"
     mitt "^1.1.3"
 
-browser-sync-client@^3.0.3:
+browser-sync-client@^3.0.4:
   version "3.0.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/browser-sync-client/-/browser-sync-client-3.0.4.tgz#def7e0bc0a15643188c2a7dcb5664041375c1edb"
   integrity sha512-+ew5ubXzGRKVjquBL3u6najS40TG7GxCdyBll0qSRc/n+JRV9gb/yDdRL1IAgRHqjnJTdqeBKKIQabjvjRSYRQ==
@@ -2270,7 +2270,7 @@ browser-sync-ui@^2.29.3:
     socket.io-client "^4.4.1"
     stream-throttle "^0.1.3"
 
-browser-sync-ui@^3.0.3:
+browser-sync-ui@^3.0.4:
   version "3.0.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/browser-sync-ui/-/browser-sync-ui-3.0.4.tgz#0aa4312a3b7195d1018013ecc15012a8089ae583"
   integrity sha512-5Po3YARCZ/8yQHFzvrSjn8+hBUF7ZWac39SHsy8Tls+7tE62iq6pYWxpVU6aOOMAGD21RwFQhQeqmJPf70kHEQ==
@@ -2283,13 +2283,13 @@ browser-sync-ui@^3.0.3:
     socket.io-client "^4.4.1"
     stream-throttle "^0.1.3"
 
-browser-sync@3.0.3:
-  version "3.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/browser-sync/-/browser-sync-3.0.3.tgz#e82d7a005b47cbf5e5f990bcbe099457eaee3b9a"
-  integrity sha512-91hoBHKk1C4pGeD+oE9Ld222k2GNQEAsI5AElqR8iLLWNrmZR2LPP8B0h8dpld9u7kro5IEUB3pUb0DJ3n1cRQ==
+browser-sync@3.0.4:
+  version "3.0.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/browser-sync/-/browser-sync-3.0.4.tgz#8209f36b7c8ea93118fa2ff5c6ca314c5eb832b7"
+  integrity sha512-mcYOIy4BW6sWSEnTSBjQwWsnbx2btZX78ajTTjdNfyC/EqQVcIe0nQR6894RNAMtvlfAnLaH9L2ka97zpvgenA==
   dependencies:
-    browser-sync-client "^3.0.3"
-    browser-sync-ui "^3.0.3"
+    browser-sync-client "^3.0.4"
+    browser-sync-ui "^3.0.4"
     bs-recipes "1.3.4"
     chalk "4.1.2"
     chokidar "^3.5.1"
@@ -2297,7 +2297,7 @@ browser-sync@3.0.3:
     connect-history-api-fallback "^1"
     dev-ip "^1.0.1"
     easy-extender "^2.3.4"
-    eazy-logger "^4.0.1"
+    eazy-logger "^4.1.0"
     etag "^1.8.1"
     fresh "^0.5.2"
     fs-extra "3.0.1"
@@ -3433,7 +3433,7 @@ easy-transform-stream@^1.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/easy-transform-stream/-/easy-transform-stream-1.0.1.tgz#faffdd1839a03d14d76e694bd2e6315551a6a215"
   integrity sha512-ktkaa6XR7COAR3oj02CF3IOgz2m1hCaY3SfzvKT4Svt2MhHw9XCt+ncJNWfe2TGz31iqzNGZ8spdKQflj+Rlog==
 
-eazy-logger@^4.0.1:
+eazy-logger@^4.0.1, eazy-logger@^4.1.0:
   version "4.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eazy-logger/-/eazy-logger-4.1.0.tgz#d4dae8688b0d730ba1ae6065410b7a51df9990b4"
   integrity sha512-+mn7lRm+Zf1UT/YaH8WXtpU6PIV2iOjzP6jgKoiaq/VNrjYKp+OHZGe2znaLgDeFkw8cL9ffuaUm+nNnzcYyGw==
@@ -9141,7 +9141,7 @@ streamx@^2.12.0, streamx@^2.12.5, streamx@^2.13.2, streamx@^2.14.0:
   optionalDependencies:
     bare-events "^2.2.0"
 
-"string-width-cjs@npm:string-width@^4.2.0", string-width@^4.0.0, string-width@^4.1.0, string-width@^4.2.0, string-width@^4.2.2, string-width@^4.2.3:
+"string-width-cjs@npm:string-width@^4.2.0":
   version "4.2.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-width/-/string-width-4.2.3.tgz#269c7117d27b05ad2e536830a8ec895ef9c6d010"
   integrity sha512-wKyQRQpjJ0sIp62ErSZdGsjMJWsap5oRNihHhu6G7JVO/9jIB6UyevL+tXuOqrng8j/cxKTWyWUwvSTriiZz/g==
@@ -9176,6 +9176,15 @@ string-width@^3.0.0:
     is-fullwidth-code-point "^2.0.0"
     strip-ansi "^5.1.0"
 
+string-width@^4.0.0, string-width@^4.1.0, string-width@^4.2.0, string-width@^4.2.2, string-width@^4.2.3:
+  version "4.2.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-width/-/string-width-4.2.3.tgz#269c7117d27b05ad2e536830a8ec895ef9c6d010"
+  integrity sha512-wKyQRQpjJ0sIp62ErSZdGsjMJWsap5oRNihHhu6G7JVO/9jIB6UyevL+tXuOqrng8j/cxKTWyWUwvSTriiZz/g==
+  dependencies:
+    emoji-regex "^8.0.0"
+    is-fullwidth-code-point "^3.0.0"
+    strip-ansi "^6.0.1"
+
 string-width@^5.0.1, string-width@^5.1.2:
   version "5.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-width/-/string-width-5.1.2.tgz#14f8daec6d81e7221d2a357e668cab73bdbca794"
@@ -9223,7 +9232,7 @@ stringify-entities@^1.0.1:
     is-alphanumerical "^1.0.0"
     is-hexadecimal "^1.0.0"
 
-"strip-ansi-cjs@npm:strip-ansi@^6.0.1", strip-ansi@^6.0.0, strip-ansi@^6.0.1:
+"strip-ansi-cjs@npm:strip-ansi@^6.0.1":
   version "6.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strip-ansi/-/strip-ansi-6.0.1.tgz#9e26c63d30f53443e9489495b2105d37b67a85d9"
   integrity sha512-Y38VPSHcqkFrCpFnQ9vuSXmquuv5oXOKpGeT6aGrr3o3Gc9AlVa6JBfUSOCnbxGGZF+/0ooI7KrPuUSztUdU5A==
@@ -9251,6 +9260,13 @@ strip-ansi@^5.1.0, strip-ansi@^5.2.0:
   dependencies:
     ansi-regex "^4.1.0"
 
+strip-ansi@^6.0.0, strip-ansi@^6.0.1:
+  version "6.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strip-ansi/-/strip-ansi-6.0.1.tgz#9e26c63d30f53443e9489495b2105d37b67a85d9"
+  integrity sha512-Y38VPSHcqkFrCpFnQ9vuSXmquuv5oXOKpGeT6aGrr3o3Gc9AlVa6JBfUSOCnbxGGZF+/0ooI7KrPuUSztUdU5A==
+  dependencies:
+    ansi-regex "^5.0.1"
+
 strip-ansi@^7.0.1, strip-ansi@^7.1.0:
   version "7.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strip-ansi/-/strip-ansi-7.1.0.tgz#d5b6568ca689d8561370b0707685d22434faff45"
@@ -10287,7 +10303,7 @@ wordwrap@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/wordwrap/-/wordwrap-1.0.0.tgz#27584810891456a4171c8d0226441ade90cbcaeb"
   integrity sha512-gvVzJFlPycKc5dZN4yPkP8w7Dc37BtP1yczEneOb4uq34pXZcvrtRTmWV8W+Ume+XCxKgbjM+nevkyFPMybd4Q==
 
-"wrap-ansi-cjs@npm:wrap-ansi@^7.0.0", wrap-ansi@^7.0.0:
+"wrap-ansi-cjs@npm:wrap-ansi@^7.0.0":
   version "7.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/wrap-ansi/-/wrap-ansi-7.0.0.tgz#67e145cff510a6a6984bdf1152911d69d2eb9e43"
   integrity sha512-YVGIj2kamLSTxw6NsZjoBxfSwsn0ycdesmc4p+Q21c5zPuZ1pl+NfxVdxPtdHvmNVOQ6XSYG4AUtyt/Fi7D16Q==
@@ -10313,6 +10329,15 @@ wrap-ansi@^6.2.0:
     string-width "^4.1.0"
     strip-ansi "^6.0.0"
 
+wrap-ansi@^7.0.0:
+  version "7.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/wrap-ansi/-/wrap-ansi-7.0.0.tgz#67e145cff510a6a6984bdf1152911d69d2eb9e43"
+  integrity sha512-YVGIj2kamLSTxw6NsZjoBxfSwsn0ycdesmc4p+Q21c5zPuZ1pl+NfxVdxPtdHvmNVOQ6XSYG4AUtyt/Fi7D16Q==
+  dependencies:
+    ansi-styles "^4.0.0"
+    string-width "^4.1.0"
+    strip-ansi "^6.0.0"
+
 wrap-ansi@^8.1.0:
   version "8.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/wrap-ansi/-/wrap-ansi-8.1.0.tgz#56dc22368ee570face1b49819975d9b9a5ead214"