diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6f07b5fed5..9346ab1162 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
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         "mongodb-runner": "5.9.3",
         "node-abort-controller": "3.1.1",
-        "node-fetch": "3.2.10",
+        "node-fetch": "3.3.2",
         "nyc": "17.1.0",
         "prettier": "3.8.1",
         "semantic-release": "25.0.3",
@@ -13248,26 +13248,6 @@
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-      "license": "MIT",
-      "optional": true,
-      "peer": true,
-      "dependencies": {
-        "data-uri-to-buffer": "^4.0.0",
-        "fetch-blob": "^3.1.4",
-        "formdata-polyfill": "^4.0.10"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": "^12.20.0 || ^14.13.1 || >=16.0.0"
-      },
-      "funding": {
-        "type": "opencollective",
-        "url": "https://opencollective.com/node-fetch"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/gcp-metadata/node_modules/rimraf": {
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rimraf/-/rimraf-5.0.10.tgz",
@@ -13607,24 +13587,6 @@
         "node": ">=18"
       }
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-    "node_modules/google-auth-library/node_modules/node-fetch": {
-      "version": "3.3.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-3.3.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-dRB78srN/l6gqWulah9SrxeYnxeddIG30+GOqK/9OlLVyLg3HPnr6SqOWTWOXKRwC2eGYCkZ59NNuSgvSrpgOA==",
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "data-uri-to-buffer": "^4.0.0",
-        "fetch-blob": "^3.1.4",
-        "formdata-polyfill": "^4.0.10"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": "^12.20.0 || ^14.13.1 || >=16.0.0"
-      },
-      "funding": {
-        "type": "opencollective",
-        "url": "https://opencollective.com/node-fetch"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/google-gax": {
       "version": "4.6.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/google-gax/-/google-gax-4.6.1.tgz",
@@ -17038,10 +17000,10 @@
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     },
     "node_modules/node-fetch": {
-      "version": "3.2.10",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-3.2.10.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-MhuzNwdURnZ1Cp4XTazr69K0BTizsBroX7Zx3UgDSVcZYKF/6p0CBe4EUb/hLqmzVhl0UpYfgRljQ4yxE+iCxA==",
-      "dev": true,
+      "version": "3.3.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-3.3.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-dRB78srN/l6gqWulah9SrxeYnxeddIG30+GOqK/9OlLVyLg3HPnr6SqOWTWOXKRwC2eGYCkZ59NNuSgvSrpgOA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "data-uri-to-buffer": "^4.0.0",
         "fetch-blob": "^3.1.4",
@@ -35898,18 +35860,6 @@
           "optional": true,
           "peer": true
         },
-        "node-fetch": {
-          "version": "3.3.2",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-3.3.2.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-dRB78srN/l6gqWulah9SrxeYnxeddIG30+GOqK/9OlLVyLg3HPnr6SqOWTWOXKRwC2eGYCkZ59NNuSgvSrpgOA==",
-          "optional": true,
-          "peer": true,
-          "requires": {
-            "data-uri-to-buffer": "^4.0.0",
-            "fetch-blob": "^3.1.4",
-            "formdata-polyfill": "^4.0.10"
-          }
-        },
         "rimraf": {
           "version": "5.0.10",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rimraf/-/rimraf-5.0.10.tgz",
@@ -36155,16 +36105,6 @@
             "google-logging-utils": "^1.0.0",
             "json-bigint": "^1.0.0"
           }
-        },
-        "node-fetch": {
-          "version": "3.3.2",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-3.3.2.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-dRB78srN/l6gqWulah9SrxeYnxeddIG30+GOqK/9OlLVyLg3HPnr6SqOWTWOXKRwC2eGYCkZ59NNuSgvSrpgOA==",
-          "requires": {
-            "data-uri-to-buffer": "^4.0.0",
-            "fetch-blob": "^3.1.4",
-            "formdata-polyfill": "^4.0.10"
-          }
         }
       }
     },
@@ -38559,10 +38499,9 @@
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-      "version": "3.2.10",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-3.2.10.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-MhuzNwdURnZ1Cp4XTazr69K0BTizsBroX7Zx3UgDSVcZYKF/6p0CBe4EUb/hLqmzVhl0UpYfgRljQ4yxE+iCxA==",
-      "dev": true,
+      "version": "3.3.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-3.3.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-dRB78srN/l6gqWulah9SrxeYnxeddIG30+GOqK/9OlLVyLg3HPnr6SqOWTWOXKRwC2eGYCkZ59NNuSgvSrpgOA==",
       "requires": {
         "data-uri-to-buffer": "^4.0.0",
         "fetch-blob": "^3.1.4",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e829f6b025..2ab803928a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
     "mock-mail-adapter": "file:spec/dependencies/mock-mail-adapter",
     "mongodb-runner": "5.9.3",
     "node-abort-controller": "3.1.1",
-    "node-fetch": "3.2.10",
+    "node-fetch": "3.3.2",
     "nyc": "17.1.0",
     "prettier": "3.8.1",
     "semantic-release": "25.0.3",
diff --git a/spec/GraphQLQueryComplexity.spec.js b/spec/GraphQLQueryComplexity.spec.js
index 324634e278..def95a6b51 100644
--- a/spec/GraphQLQueryComplexity.spec.js
+++ b/spec/GraphQLQueryComplexity.spec.js
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 
 const http = require('http');
 const express = require('express');
-const fetch = (...args) => import('node-fetch').then(({ default: fetch }) => fetch(...args));
+const fetch = (...args) =>
+  import('node-fetch').then(({ default: fetch }) => {
+    const [url, options = {}] = args;
+    return fetch(url, { agent: new http.Agent({ keepAlive: false }), ...options });
+  });
 require('./helper');
 const { ParseGraphQLServer } = require('../lib/GraphQL/ParseGraphQLServer');
 
diff --git a/spec/ParseGraphQLServer.spec.js b/spec/ParseGraphQLServer.spec.js
index e36067afae..07bcd4efdf 100644
--- a/spec/ParseGraphQLServer.spec.js
+++ b/spec/ParseGraphQLServer.spec.js
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 const http = require('http');
 const express = require('express');
 const req = require('../lib/request');
-const fetch = (...args) => import('node-fetch').then(({ default: fetch }) => fetch(...args));
+const fetch = (...args) =>
+  import('node-fetch').then(({ default: fetch }) => {
+    const [url, options = {}] = args;
+    return fetch(url, { agent: new http.Agent({ keepAlive: false }), ...options });
+  });
 const FormData = require('form-data');
 require('./helper');
 const { updateCLP } = require('./support/dev');
diff --git a/spec/vulnerabilities.spec.js b/spec/vulnerabilities.spec.js
index 105333fd0e..e41e4f9120 100644
--- a/spec/vulnerabilities.spec.js
+++ b/spec/vulnerabilities.spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 const http = require('http');
 const express = require('express');
-const fetch = (...args) => import('node-fetch').then(({ default: fetch }) => fetch(...args));
+const fetch = (...args) =>
+  import('node-fetch').then(({ default: fetch }) => {
+    const [url, options = {}] = args;
+    return fetch(url, { agent: new http.Agent({ keepAlive: false }), ...options });
+  });
 const ws = require('ws');
 const request = require('../lib/request');
 const Config = require('../lib/Config');