diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 176b35d29..2232383c3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
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 				"@types/wordpress__blocks": "^12.5.18",
 				"@types/wordpress__edit-post": "^8.4.2",
-				"@types/wordpress__wordcount": "^2.4.5",
+				"@types/wordpress__wordcount": "^4.32.0",
 				"@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^6.21.0",
 				"@wordpress/api-fetch": "7.37",
 				"@wordpress/babel-preset-default": "^7.42.0",
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 				"@wordpress/plugins": "^7.37.0",
 				"@wordpress/scripts": "^27.9.0",
 				"@wordpress/url": "^4.37.0",
-				"@wordpress/wordcount": "^4.37.0",
+				"@wordpress/wordcount": "^4.55.0",
 				"concurrently": "^10.0.5",
 				"eslint-plugin-jest": "^28.14.0",
 				"husky": "^9.1.7",
@@ -7557,11 +7557,15 @@
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 		"node_modules/@types/wordpress__wordcount": {
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-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/wordpress__wordcount/-/wordpress__wordcount-2.4.5.tgz",
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+			"version": "4.32.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/wordpress__wordcount/-/wordpress__wordcount-4.32.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-QtCdbLh9MRcHVDIJ4iHc7vAk3oB4YtWzDmf4e+csJ9ZTH39Pbv04jArg+vFfHUpIyCHY+flBY+ZjY6jgqIeQiA==",
+			"deprecated": "This is a stub types definition. @wordpress/wordcount provides its own type definitions, so you do not need this installed.",
 			"dev": true,
-			"license": "MIT"
+			"license": "MIT",
+			"dependencies": {
+				"@wordpress/wordcount": "*"
+			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/@types/ws": {
 			"version": "8.5.12",
@@ -11598,9 +11602,9 @@
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 		"node_modules/@wordpress/wordcount": {
-			"version": "4.37.0",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@wordpress/wordcount/-/wordcount-4.37.0.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-Uyl9aR4Tpr/AVoTcqQjkvGE8FE1jXOOooUwcEWCxxe4OLyyKDBs/uJJ2afXzgxc/gNI/QGHArdOA0UArywcnng==",
+			"version": "4.55.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@wordpress/wordcount/-/wordcount-4.55.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-wUFN+8nhHVkRNFMHatzIuFEcAG70rp6l0tvji7ISME8un/0wObRkQMhqmI7qQR9ir5JoYP9vXFAiKETejd+mVA==",
 			"dev": true,
 			"license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
 			"engines": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fd6420f44..e5de66b00 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 		"@types/wordpress__block-editor": "^11.5.17",
 		"@types/wordpress__blocks": "^12.5.18",
 		"@types/wordpress__edit-post": "^8.4.2",
-		"@types/wordpress__wordcount": "^2.4.5",
+		"@types/wordpress__wordcount": "^4.32.0",
 		"@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^6.21.0",
 		"@wordpress/api-fetch": "7.37",
 		"@wordpress/babel-preset-default": "^7.42.0",
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 		"@wordpress/plugins": "^7.37.0",
 		"@wordpress/scripts": "^27.9.0",
 		"@wordpress/url": "^4.37.0",
-		"@wordpress/wordcount": "^4.37.0",
+		"@wordpress/wordcount": "^4.55.0",
 		"concurrently": "^10.0.5",
 		"eslint-plugin-jest": "^28.14.0",
 		"husky": "^9.1.7",