diff --git a/__tests__/dependency-graph.test.ts b/__tests__/dependency-graph.test.ts
index c2c4628..4533b2f 100644
--- a/__tests__/dependency-graph.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/dependency-graph.test.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ test('it properly catches RequestError type', async () => {
       headRef: 'refs/heads/master'
     })
   } catch (error) {
-    expect(error).toBeInstanceOf(RequestError)
+    const err = error as RequestError
+    expect(err.status).toBe(401)
   }
 })
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 928ea67..6e30700 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         "@actions/core": "^1.10.0",
         "@actions/github": "^5.1.1",
         "@octokit/plugin-retry": "^5.0.4",
-        "@octokit/request-error": "^2.1.0",
+        "@octokit/request-error": "^5.0.1",
         "ansi-styles": "^6.2.1",
         "got": "^13.0.0",
         "octokit": "^2.1.0",
@@ -132,6 +132,16 @@
         "universal-user-agent": "^6.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@actions/github/node_modules/@octokit/request-error": {
+      "version": "2.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/request-error/-/request-error-2.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1VIvgXxs9WHSjicsRwq8PlR2LR2x6DwsJAaFgzdi0JfJoGSO8mYI/cHJQ+9FbN21aa+DrgNLnwObmyeSC8Rmpg==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@octokit/types": "^6.0.3",
+        "deprecation": "^2.0.0",
+        "once": "^1.4.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@actions/github/node_modules/@octokit/types": {
       "version": "6.41.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/types/-/types-6.41.0.tgz",
@@ -2015,26 +2025,29 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@octokit/request-error": {
-      "version": "2.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/request-error/-/request-error-2.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-1VIvgXxs9WHSjicsRwq8PlR2LR2x6DwsJAaFgzdi0JfJoGSO8mYI/cHJQ+9FbN21aa+DrgNLnwObmyeSC8Rmpg==",
+      "version": "5.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/request-error/-/request-error-5.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-X7pnyTMV7MgtGmiXBwmO6M5kIPrntOXdyKZLigNfQWSEQzVxR4a4vo49vJjTWX70mPndj8KhfT4Dx+2Ng3vnBQ==",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@octokit/types": "^6.0.3",
+        "@octokit/types": "^12.0.0",
         "deprecation": "^2.0.0",
         "once": "^1.4.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 18"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@octokit/request-error/node_modules/@octokit/openapi-types": {
-      "version": "12.11.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/openapi-types/-/openapi-types-12.11.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-VsXyi8peyRq9PqIz/tpqiL2w3w80OgVMwBHltTml3LmVvXiphgeqmY9mvBw9Wu7e0QWk/fqD37ux8yP5uVekyQ=="
+      "version": "19.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/openapi-types/-/openapi-types-19.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-PclQ6JGMTE9iUStpzMkwLCISFn/wDeRjkZFIKALpvJQNBGwDoYYi2fFvuHwssoQ1rXI5mfh6jgTgWuddeUzfWw=="
     },
     "node_modules/@octokit/request-error/node_modules/@octokit/types": {
-      "version": "6.41.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/types/-/types-6.41.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-eJ2jbzjdijiL3B4PrSQaSjuF2sPEQPVCPzBvTHJD9Nz+9dw2SGH4K4xeQJ77YfTq5bRQ+bD8wT11JbeDPmxmGg==",
+      "version": "12.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/types/-/types-12.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-EzD434aHTFifGudYAygnFlS1Tl6KhbTynEWELQXIbTY8Msvb5nEqTZIm7sbPEt4mQYLZwu3zPKVdeIrw0g7ovg==",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@octokit/openapi-types": "^12.11.0"
+        "@octokit/openapi-types": "^19.0.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@octokit/request/node_modules/@octokit/request-error": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0ba9a0d..7404bec 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "@actions/core": "^1.10.0",
     "@actions/github": "^5.1.1",
     "@octokit/plugin-retry": "^5.0.4",
-    "@octokit/request-error": "^2.1.0",
+    "@octokit/request-error": "^5.0.1",
     "ansi-styles": "^6.2.1",
     "got": "^13.0.0",
     "octokit": "^2.1.0",