diff --git a/.github/provision-github-runner.sh b/.github/provision-github-runner.sh
index a02c1ac61..93cf77144 100755
--- a/.github/provision-github-runner.sh
+++ b/.github/provision-github-runner.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ curl -L https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v2.317.0/actions-run
 tar xzf ./runner.tar.gz
 sudo ./bin/installdependencies.sh
 # for 3rd party dependencies and building the code
-sudo apt install -y build-essential clang curl gcc jq libssl-dev pkg-config protobuf-compiler unzip
+sudo apt install -y build-essential clang curl gcc git-lfs jq libssl-dev pkg-config protobuf-compiler unzip
 
 OWNER_REPO_SLUG="${LC_OWNER_REPO_SLUG}"
 REPOSITORY_URL="https://github.com/$OWNER_REPO_SLUG"
diff --git a/docs/smart-contract-development/with-hardhat/package-lock.json b/docs/smart-contract-development/with-hardhat/package-lock.json
index 632c597b0..b093eaa03 100644
--- a/docs/smart-contract-development/with-hardhat/package-lock.json
+++ b/docs/smart-contract-development/with-hardhat/package-lock.json
@@ -2269,9 +2269,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/axios": {
-      "version": "1.7.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-1.7.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-+LV37nQcd1EpFalkXksWNBiA17NZ5m5/WspmHGmZmdx1qBOg/VNq/c4eRJiA9VQQHBOs+N0ZhhdU10h2TyNK7Q==",
+      "version": "1.7.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-1.7.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-DukmaFRnY6AzAALSH4J2M3k6PkaC+MfaAGdEERRWcC9q3/TWQwLpHR8ZRLKTdQ3aBDL64EdluRDjJqKw+BPZEw==",
       "dev": true,
       "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {