#4647 small dependency updates

[fkellner]

Description

Minor dependency cleanup (minor updates, unused removal, 1 major upgrade of a one-place dependency)

What kind of change does this PR introduce?

• [X] Bugfix

Issue

What is the current behavior?

#4647

What is the new behavior?

Between 1-5% of the work done, 1 less critical vulnerability flagged by npm.

Breaking change

Does this PR introduce a breaking change?

• [x] No

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