diff --git a/apps/desktop/package.json b/apps/desktop/package.json
index a6c4b827b2..81f93a4947 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/package.json
+++ b/apps/desktop/package.json
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
         "app-builder-lib": "26.9.1",
         "chokidar": "^5.0.0",
         "detect-libc": "^2.0.0",
-        "electron": "41.5.0",
+        "electron": "42.0.0",
         "electron-builder": "26.9.1",
         "electron-builder-squirrel-windows": "26.9.1",
         "electron-devtools-installer": "^4.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2d0b68155e..bf0eaf2cce 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@
     },
     "pnpm": {
         "onlyBuiltDependencies": [
-            "matrix-js-sdk",
-            "electron"
+            "matrix-js-sdk"
         ],
         "ignoredBuiltDependencies": [
             "@sentry/cli",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index e45f52086f..ea5c96af83 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -268,8 +268,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^2.0.0
         version: 2.1.2
       electron:
-        specifier: 41.5.0
-        version: 41.5.0
+        specifier: 42.0.0
+        version: 42.0.0
       electron-builder:
         specifier: 26.9.1
         version: 26.9.1(electron-builder-squirrel-windows@26.9.1)
@@ -2494,14 +2494,14 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=22.12.0'}
     hasBin: true
 
-  '@electron/get@2.0.3':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Qkzpg2s9GnVV2I2BjRksUi43U5e6+zaQMcjoJy0C+C5oxaKl+fmckGDQFtRpZpZV0NQekuZZ+tGz7EA9TVnQtQ==}
-    engines: {node: '>=12'}
-
   '@electron/get@3.1.0':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-F+nKc0xW+kVbBRhFzaMgPy3KwmuNTYX1fx6+FxxoSnNgwYX6LD7AKBTWkU0MQ6IBoe7dz069CNkR673sPAgkCQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=14'}
 
+  '@electron/get@5.0.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-pjoBpru1KdEtcExBnuHAP1cAc/5faoedw0hzJkL3o4/IJp7HNF1+fbrdxT3gMYRX2oJfvnA/WXeCTVQpYYxyJA==}
+    engines: {node: '>=22.12.0'}
+
   '@electron/notarize@2.5.0':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-jNT8nwH1f9X5GEITXaQ8IF/KdskvIkOFfB2CvwumsveVidzpSc+mvhhTMdAGSYF3O+Nq49lJ7y+ssODRXu06+A==}
     engines: {node: '>= 10.0.0'}
@@ -7842,9 +7842,9 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-bO3y10YikuUwUuDUQRM4KfwNkKhnpVO7IPdbsrejwN9/AABJzzTQ4GeHwyzNSrVO+tEH3/Np255a3sVZpZDjvg==}
     engines: {node: '>=8.0.0'}
 
-  electron@41.5.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-x9j9//PubUA4EjDtQbZhtk3prolandqCKgit0uCIqc1jb8FTskPbnJtxcDFB1aejczJcuERgjPixBUaMwoWyJg==}
-    engines: {node: '>= 12.20.55'}
+  electron@42.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-in5jnW/Ywy3Rh3FPr4MR80exPEkywKYAmDJRZ/gIKlr8VXEi3zXgiAZbf0Si7KRccHTF2y8euVMRz7M6HqTjMA==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 22.12.0'}
     hasBin: true
 
   elliptic@6.6.1:
@@ -14970,7 +14970,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@electron/fuses@2.1.1': {}
 
-  '@electron/get@2.0.3':
+  '@electron/get@3.1.0':
     dependencies:
       debug: 4.4.3
       env-paths: 2.2.1
@@ -14984,17 +14984,16 @@ snapshots:
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
 
-  '@electron/get@3.1.0':
+  '@electron/get@5.0.0':
     dependencies:
       debug: 4.4.3
-      env-paths: 2.2.1
-      fs-extra: 8.1.0
-      got: 11.8.6
+      env-paths: 3.0.0
+      graceful-fs: 4.2.11
       progress: 2.0.3
-      semver: 6.3.1
+      semver: 7.7.4
       sumchecker: 3.0.1
     optionalDependencies:
-      global-agent: 3.0.0
+      undici: 7.25.0
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
 
@@ -20959,9 +20958,9 @@ snapshots:
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
 
-  electron@41.5.0:
+  electron@42.0.0:
     dependencies:
-      '@electron/get': 2.0.3
+      '@electron/get': 5.0.0
       '@types/node': 18.19.130
       extract-zip: 2.0.1
     transitivePeerDependencies: