diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c1ca092..1027d03 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -170,9 +170,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "async-trait"
-version = "0.1.83"
+version = "0.1.84"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "721cae7de5c34fbb2acd27e21e6d2cf7b886dce0c27388d46c4e6c47ea4318dd"
+checksum = "1b1244b10dcd56c92219da4e14caa97e312079e185f04ba3eea25061561dc0a0"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "edca88bc138befd0323b20752846e6587272d3b03b0343c8ea28a6f819e6e71f"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
- "axum-core",
+ "axum-core 0.4.5",
  "bytes",
  "futures-util",
  "http 1.1.0",
@@ -207,7 +207,41 @@ dependencies = [
  "hyper",
  "hyper-util",
  "itoa",
- "matchit",
+ "matchit 0.7.3",
+ "memchr",
+ "mime",
+ "percent-encoding",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+ "rustversion",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "serde_path_to_error",
+ "serde_urlencoded",
+ "sync_wrapper",
+ "tokio",
+ "tower 0.5.2",
+ "tower-layer",
+ "tower-service",
+ "tracing",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "axum"
+version = "0.8.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6d6fd624c75e18b3b4c6b9caf42b1afe24437daaee904069137d8bab077be8b8"
+dependencies = [
+ "axum-core 0.5.0",
+ "bytes",
+ "form_urlencoded",
+ "futures-util",
+ "http 1.1.0",
+ "http-body",
+ "http-body-util",
+ "hyper",
+ "hyper-util",
+ "itoa",
+ "matchit 0.8.4",
  "memchr",
  "mime",
  "percent-encoding",
@@ -246,11 +280,31 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "axum-core"
+version = "0.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "df1362f362fd16024ae199c1970ce98f9661bf5ef94b9808fee734bc3698b733"
+dependencies = [
+ "bytes",
+ "futures-util",
+ "http 1.1.0",
+ "http-body",
+ "http-body-util",
+ "mime",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+ "rustversion",
+ "sync_wrapper",
+ "tower-layer",
+ "tower-service",
+ "tracing",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "axum-macros"
-version = "0.4.2"
+version = "0.5.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "57d123550fa8d071b7255cb0cc04dc302baa6c8c4a79f55701552684d8399bce"
+checksum = "604fde5e028fea851ce1d8570bbdc034bec850d157f7569d10f347d06808c05c"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -265,7 +319,7 @@ checksum = "ac63648e380fd001402a02ec804e7686f9c4751f8cad85b7de0b53dae483a128"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "auto-future",
- "axum",
+ "axum 0.7.9",
  "bytes",
  "cookie",
  "http 1.1.0",
@@ -685,7 +739,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "assert_cmd",
  "async-trait",
- "axum",
+ "axum 0.8.1",
  "axum-macros",
  "axum-test",
  "chrono",
@@ -1305,6 +1359,12 @@ version = "0.7.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0e7465ac9959cc2b1404e8e2367b43684a6d13790fe23056cc8c6c5a6b7bcb94"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "matchit"
+version = "0.8.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "47e1ffaa40ddd1f3ed91f717a33c8c0ee23fff369e3aa8772b9605cc1d22f4c3"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "memchr"
 version = "2.7.4"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3f492fb..44758c4 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ authors = ["DaSCH - Swiss National Data and Service Center for the Humanities"]
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1"
-async-trait = "0.1.83"
-axum = "0.7.9" # web framework
-axum-macros = "0.4.2"
+async-trait = "0.1.84"
+axum = "0.8.1" # web framework
+axum-macros = "0.5.0"
 clap = { version = "4.5.23", features = ["derive"] } # command-line parser
 config = "0.15.4" # Layered configuration with strong support for 12-factor applications
 chrono = { version = "0.4.39", features = ["serde"] }