diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b69d16567..912e9b3b6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
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     "@types/react": "^18.3.2",
     "@types/react-dom": "^18.3.0",
-    "@types/three": "^0.175.0",
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     "acorn": "^8.8.1",
     "astring": "^1.8.6",
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
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-    "three": "^0.175.0",
+    "three": "^0.178.0",
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diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 8e1c17154..91aef09df 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -819,6 +819,13 @@ __metadata:
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+  resolution: "@dimforge/rapier3d-compat@npm:0.12.0"
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   resolution: "@epilot/esbuild-jest@npm:0.5.2"
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-  resolution: "@types/three@npm:0.175.0"
+"@types/three@npm:^0.178.0":
+  version: 0.178.0
+  resolution: "@types/three@npm:0.178.0"
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     "@types/stats.js": "npm:*"
     "@types/webxr": "npm:*"
     "@webgpu/types": "npm:*"
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     meshoptimizer: "npm:~0.18.1"
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     acorn: "npm:^8.8.1"
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     source-academy-wabt: "npm:^1.0.4"
-    three: "npm:^0.175.0"
+    three: "npm:^0.178.0"
     ts-jest: "npm:^29.1.2"
     typedoc: "npm:^0.25.12"
     typescript: "npm:^5.8.2"
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+  resolution: "three@npm:0.178.0"
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