diff --git a/History.md b/History.md
index 2550cba59b..e57f098a9f 100644
--- a/History.md
+++ b/History.md
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ unreleased
     - deps: qs@6.9.7
     - deps: raw-body@2.4.3
   * deps: cookie@0.4.2
+  * deps: qs@6.9.7
+    * Fix handling of `__proto__` keys
   * pref: remove unnecessary regexp for trust proxy
 
 4.17.2 / 2021-12-16
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a028b3896c..4816ae1b4a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     "parseurl": "~1.3.3",
     "path-to-regexp": "0.1.7",
     "proxy-addr": "~2.0.7",
-    "qs": "6.9.6",
+    "qs": "6.9.7",
     "range-parser": "~1.2.1",
     "safe-buffer": "5.2.1",
     "send": "0.17.2",