diff --git a/CHANGELOG.MD b/CHANGELOG.MD
index bceb22198..8f32cbdad 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.MD
+++ b/CHANGELOG.MD
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 - **Bugfix**: Submission of rejected comments [🎟️ DESENG-527](https://apps.itsm.gov.bc.ca/jira/browse/DESENG-527)
   - Fixed issue where resubmitted comments would not reappear in the queue for approval.
   - Added unit tests to ensure the issue does not reoccur.
+- **Task**: MET - Clean up outstanding dependabot PRs [DESENG-535](https://apps.itsm.gov.bc.ca/jira/browse/DESENG-535)
+  - Bump axios from 0.26.1 to 0.28.0 in met-web. Dependabot suggested this upgrade, but it required a few minor code changes.
+  - Updated the type definition of the 'error' parameter to include a generic type '{ message?: string }' to handle the AxiosError response properly.
 
 ## April 05, 2024
 
diff --git a/met-web/package-lock.json b/met-web/package-lock.json
index 3afd5313f..fe85d6d93 100644
--- a/met-web/package-lock.json
+++ b/met-web/package-lock.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
                 "@types/react-dom": "^18.0.2",
                 "@types/react-draft-wysiwyg": "^1.13.4",
                 "@types/react-redux": "^7.1.24",
-                "axios": "^0.26.1",
+                "axios": "^0.28.0",
                 "date-fns": "^2.28.0",
                 "date-fns-tz": "^1.3.4",
                 "dayjs": "^1.11.6",
@@ -8493,11 +8493,13 @@
             }
         },
         "node_modules/axios": {
-            "version": "0.26.1",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-0.26.1.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-fPwcX4EvnSHuInCMItEhAGnaSEXRBjtzh9fOtsE6E1G6p7vl7edEeZe11QHf18+6+9gR5PbKV/sGKNaD8YaMeA==",
+            "version": "0.28.1",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-0.28.1.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-iUcGA5a7p0mVb4Gm/sy+FSECNkPFT4y7wt6OM/CDpO/OnNCvSs3PoMG8ibrC9jRoGYU0gUK5pXVC4NPXq6lHRQ==",
             "dependencies": {
-                "follow-redirects": "^1.14.8"
+                "follow-redirects": "^1.15.0",
+                "form-data": "^4.0.0",
+                "proxy-from-env": "^1.1.0"
             }
         },
         "node_modules/axobject-query": {
@@ -13366,7 +13368,6 @@
             "version": "4.0.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/form-data/-/form-data-4.0.0.tgz",
             "integrity": "sha512-ETEklSGi5t0QMZuiXoA/Q6vcnxcLQP5vdugSpuAyi6SVGi2clPPp+xgEhuMaHC+zGgn31Kd235W35f7Hykkaww==",
-            "dev": true,
             "dependencies": {
                 "asynckit": "^0.4.0",
                 "combined-stream": "^1.0.8",
@@ -20447,6 +20448,11 @@
                 "node": ">= 0.10"
             }
         },
+        "node_modules/proxy-from-env": {
+            "version": "1.1.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/proxy-from-env/-/proxy-from-env-1.1.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-D+zkORCbA9f1tdWRK0RaCR3GPv50cMxcrz4X8k5LTSUD1Dkw47mKJEZQNunItRTkWwgtaUSo1RVFRIG9ZXiFYg=="
+        },
         "node_modules/psl": {
             "version": "1.9.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/psl/-/psl-1.9.0.tgz",
@@ -32480,11 +32486,13 @@
             "integrity": "sha512-zIURGIS1E1Q4pcrMjp+nnEh+16G56eG/MUllJH8yEvw7asDo7Ac9uhC9KIH5jzpITueEZolfYglnCGIuSBz39g=="
         },
         "axios": {
-            "version": "0.26.1",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-0.26.1.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-fPwcX4EvnSHuInCMItEhAGnaSEXRBjtzh9fOtsE6E1G6p7vl7edEeZe11QHf18+6+9gR5PbKV/sGKNaD8YaMeA==",
+            "version": "0.28.1",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-0.28.1.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-iUcGA5a7p0mVb4Gm/sy+FSECNkPFT4y7wt6OM/CDpO/OnNCvSs3PoMG8ibrC9jRoGYU0gUK5pXVC4NPXq6lHRQ==",
             "requires": {
-                "follow-redirects": "^1.14.8"
+                "follow-redirects": "^1.15.0",
+                "form-data": "^4.0.0",
+                "proxy-from-env": "^1.1.0"
             }
         },
         "axobject-query": {
@@ -36185,7 +36193,6 @@
             "version": "4.0.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/form-data/-/form-data-4.0.0.tgz",
             "integrity": "sha512-ETEklSGi5t0QMZuiXoA/Q6vcnxcLQP5vdugSpuAyi6SVGi2clPPp+xgEhuMaHC+zGgn31Kd235W35f7Hykkaww==",
-            "dev": true,
             "requires": {
                 "asynckit": "^0.4.0",
                 "combined-stream": "^1.0.8",
@@ -41277,6 +41284,11 @@
                 }
             }
         },
+        "proxy-from-env": {
+            "version": "1.1.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/proxy-from-env/-/proxy-from-env-1.1.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-D+zkORCbA9f1tdWRK0RaCR3GPv50cMxcrz4X8k5LTSUD1Dkw47mKJEZQNunItRTkWwgtaUSo1RVFRIG9ZXiFYg=="
+        },
         "psl": {
             "version": "1.9.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/psl/-/psl-1.9.0.tgz",
diff --git a/met-web/package.json b/met-web/package.json
index efa4ed293..d2126f2ae 100644
--- a/met-web/package.json
+++ b/met-web/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         "@types/react-dom": "^18.0.2",
         "@types/react-draft-wysiwyg": "^1.13.4",
         "@types/react-redux": "^7.1.24",
-        "axios": "^0.26.1",
+        "axios": "^0.28.0",
         "date-fns": "^2.28.0",
         "date-fns-tz": "^1.3.4",
         "dayjs": "^1.11.6",
diff --git a/met-web/src/components/engagement/form/EngagementFormTabs/UserManagement/AddTeamMemberModal.tsx b/met-web/src/components/engagement/form/EngagementFormTabs/UserManagement/AddTeamMemberModal.tsx
index ea27d66ad..45d37f40a 100644
--- a/met-web/src/components/engagement/form/EngagementFormTabs/UserManagement/AddTeamMemberModal.tsx
+++ b/met-web/src/components/engagement/form/EngagementFormTabs/UserManagement/AddTeamMemberModal.tsx
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ export const AddTeamMemberModal = () => {
         }, 1000),
     ).current;
 
-    const setErrors = (error: AxiosError) => {
+    const setErrors = (error: AxiosError<{ message?: string }>) => {
         if (error.response?.status !== 409) {
             return;
         }
-        setBackendError(error.response?.data.message || '');
+        setBackendError(error.response?.data?.message || '');
     };
 
     const onSubmit: SubmitHandler<AddTeamMemberForm> = async (data: AddTeamMemberForm) => {
diff --git a/met-web/src/components/userManagement/listing/AddUserModal.tsx b/met-web/src/components/userManagement/listing/AddUserModal.tsx
index 8031103b0..b89c42b8b 100644
--- a/met-web/src/components/userManagement/listing/AddUserModal.tsx
+++ b/met-web/src/components/userManagement/listing/AddUserModal.tsx
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ export const AddUserModal = () => {
         );
     };
 
-    const setErrors = (error: AxiosError) => {
+    const setErrors = (error: AxiosError<{ message?: string }>) => {
         if (error.response?.status !== 409) {
             return;
         }
-        setBackendError(error.response?.data.message || '');
+        setBackendError(error.response?.data?.message || '');
     };
 
     const onSubmit: SubmitHandler<AddUserForm> = async (data: AddUserForm) => {
diff --git a/met-web/src/components/userManagement/listing/AssignRoleModal.tsx b/met-web/src/components/userManagement/listing/AssignRoleModal.tsx
index 0ed70da3b..e24dac9e0 100644
--- a/met-web/src/components/userManagement/listing/AssignRoleModal.tsx
+++ b/met-web/src/components/userManagement/listing/AssignRoleModal.tsx
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ export const AssignRoleModal = () => {
         setBackendError('');
     };
 
-    const setErrors = (error: AxiosError) => {
+    const setErrors = (error: AxiosError<{ message?: string }>) => {
         if (error.response?.status !== 409) {
             return;
         }
-        setBackendError(error.response?.data.message || '');
+        setBackendError(error.response?.data?.message || '');
     };
 
     const loadEngagements = async (searchText: string) => {
diff --git a/met-web/src/components/userManagement/userDetails/AddToEngagement.tsx b/met-web/src/components/userManagement/userDetails/AddToEngagement.tsx
index c1769e9e3..980345066 100644
--- a/met-web/src/components/userManagement/userDetails/AddToEngagement.tsx
+++ b/met-web/src/components/userManagement/userDetails/AddToEngagement.tsx
@@ -157,11 +157,11 @@ export const AddToEngagementModal = () => {
         getUserMemberships();
     };
 
-    const setErrors = (error: AxiosError) => {
+    const setErrors = (error: AxiosError<{ message?: string }>) => {
         if (error.response?.status !== HTTP_STATUS_CODES.CONFLICT) {
             return;
         }
-        setBackendError(error.response?.data.message || '');
+        setBackendError(error.response?.data?.message || '');
     };
 
     const onSubmit: SubmitHandler<AddUserForm> = async (data: AddUserForm) => {