diff --git a/apps/desktop/package.json b/apps/desktop/package.json
index 4a51c57ade..2780a67988 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/package.json
+++ b/apps/desktop/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "@triliumnext/server": "workspace:*",
     "@types/electron-squirrel-startup": "1.0.2",
     "copy-webpack-plugin": "13.0.1",
-    "electron": "40.6.1",
+    "electron": "40.8.5",
     "prebuild-install": "7.1.3"
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index e2d06e905c..93ff4ccba9 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ importers:
     dependencies:
       '@electron/remote':
         specifier: 2.1.3
-        version: 2.1.3(electron@40.6.1)
+        version: 2.1.3(electron@40.8.5)
       better-sqlite3:
         specifier: 12.8.0
         version: 12.8.0
@@ -506,8 +506,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: 13.0.1
         version: 13.0.1(webpack@5.105.4(esbuild@0.27.5))
       electron:
-        specifier: 40.6.1
-        version: 40.6.1
+        specifier: 40.8.5
+        version: 40.8.5
       prebuild-install:
         specifier: 7.1.3
         version: 7.1.3
@@ -8516,8 +8516,8 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-bO3y10YikuUwUuDUQRM4KfwNkKhnpVO7IPdbsrejwN9/AABJzzTQ4GeHwyzNSrVO+tEH3/Np255a3sVZpZDjvg==}
     engines: {node: '>=8.0.0'}
 
-  electron@40.6.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-u9YfoixttdauciHV9Ut9Zf3YipJoU093kR1GSYTTXTAXqhiXI0G1A0NnL/f0O2m2UULCXaXMf2W71PloR6V9pQ==}
+  electron@40.8.5:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-pgTY/VPQKaiU4sTjfU96iyxCXrFm4htVPCMRT4b7q9ijNTRgtLmLvcmzp2G4e7xDrq9p7OLHSmu1rBKFf6Y1/A==}
     engines: {node: '>= 12.20.55'}
     hasBin: true
 
@@ -16641,9 +16641,9 @@ snapshots:
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
 
-  '@electron/remote@2.1.3(electron@40.6.1)':
+  '@electron/remote@2.1.3(electron@40.8.5)':
     dependencies:
-      electron: 40.6.1
+      electron: 40.8.5
 
   '@electron/remote@2.1.3(electron@41.1.0)':
     dependencies:
@@ -24140,7 +24140,7 @@ snapshots:
       - supports-color
     optional: true
 
-  electron@40.6.1:
+  electron@40.8.5:
     dependencies:
       '@electron/get': 2.0.3
       '@types/node': 24.12.0