diff --git a/e2e/package.json b/e2e/package.json
index 67aeb00c1b..2d8042f4c0 100644
--- a/e2e/package.json
+++ b/e2e/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^10.1.8",
     "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^5.1.3",
     "eslint-plugin-unicorn": "^60.0.0",
-    "exiftool-vendored": "^28.3.1",
+    "exiftool-vendored": "^31.0.0",
     "globals": "^16.0.0",
     "jose": "^5.6.3",
     "luxon": "^3.4.4",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 4a38969b4f..16fc659ef8 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^60.0.0
         version: 60.0.0(eslint@9.37.0(jiti@2.6.1))
       exiftool-vendored:
-        specifier: ^28.3.1
-        version: 28.8.0
+        specifier: ^31.0.0
+        version: 31.1.0
       globals:
         specifier: ^16.0.0
         version: 16.4.0
@@ -404,8 +404,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: 4.3.3
         version: 4.3.3
       exiftool-vendored:
-        specifier: ^28.8.0
-        version: 28.8.0
+        specifier: ^31.0.0
+        version: 31.1.0
       express:
         specifier: ^5.1.0
         version: 5.1.0
@@ -3495,8 +3495,8 @@ packages:
     peerDependencies:
       '@photo-sphere-viewer/core': 5.14.0
 
-  '@photostructure/tz-lookup@11.2.0':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-DwrvodcXHNSdGdeSF7SBL5o8aBlsaeuCuG7633F04nYsL3hn5Hxe3z/5kCqxv61J1q7ggKZ27GPylR3x0cPNXQ==}
+  '@photostructure/tz-lookup@11.2.1':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-ugPtvpdLwGQ8IWezSGFgUCYOpO/XXetfKLNv+UN2jjTYyfIDq9dA21GydGyzXuoQ06nN3VGBd3JxmEu+ZtXScg==}
 
   '@pkgjs/parseargs@0.11.0':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-+1VkjdD0QBLPodGrJUeqarH8VAIvQODIbwh9XpP5Syisf7YoQgsJKPNFoqqLQlu+VQ/tVSshMR6loPMn8U+dPg==}
@@ -5210,9 +5210,9 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-qsJ8/X+UypqxHXN75M7dF88jNK37dLBRW7LeUzCPz+TNs37G8cfWy9nWzS+LS//g600zrt2le9KuXt0rWfDz5Q==}
     hasBin: true
 
-  batch-cluster@13.0.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-EreW0Vi8TwovhYUHBXXRA5tthuU2ynGsZFlboyMJHCCUXYa2AjgwnE3ubBOJs2xJLcuXFJbi6c/8pH5+FVj8Og==}
-    engines: {node: '>=14'}
+  batch-cluster@15.0.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-eUmh0ld1AUPKTEmdzwGF9QTSexXAyt9rA1F5zDfW1wUi3okA3Tal4NLdCeFI6aiKpBenQhR6NmK9bW9tBHTGPQ==}
+    engines: {node: '>=20'}
 
   batch@0.6.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-x+VAiMRL6UPkx+kudNvxTl6hB2XNNCG2r+7wixVfIYwu/2HKRXimwQyaumLjMveWvT2Hkd/cAJw+QBMfJ/EKVw==}
@@ -6547,16 +6547,18 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-8uSpZZocAZRBAPIEINJj3Lo9HyGitllczc27Eh5YYojjMFMn8yHMDMaUHE2Jqfq05D/wucwI4JGURyXt1vchyg==}
     engines: {node: '>=10'}
 
-  exiftool-vendored.exe@13.0.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-4zAMuFGgxZkOoyQIzZMHv1HlvgyJK3AkNqjAgm8A8V0UmOZO7yv3pH49cDV1OduzFJqgs6yQ6eG4OGydhKtxlg==}
+  exiftool-vendored.exe@13.38.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-oZx5enTAvSiIAXL+OEk7nNWrfUhEdKUpaGwDjCmz4VKwOa4HbisqyM808xPGPYj8X7XikcME/fq5hvevPeE3cw==}
     os: [win32]
 
-  exiftool-vendored.pl@13.0.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-+BRRzjselpWudKR0ltAW5SUt9T82D+gzQN8DdOQUgnSVWWp7oLCeTGBRptbQz+436Ihn/mPzmo/xnf0cv/Qw1A==}
+  exiftool-vendored.pl@13.38.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Q3xl1nnwswrsR5344z4NyqvI74fKwla+VJHY1N+32gcDgt8cs9KBsDUwcNzKHSOSa/MjEfniuCJVrQiqR05iag==}
     os: ['!win32']
+    hasBin: true
 
-  exiftool-vendored@28.8.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-R7tirJLr9fWuH9JS/KFFLB+O7jNGKuPXGxREc6YybYangEudGb+X8ERsYXk9AifMiAWh/2agNfbgkbcQcF+MxA==}
+  exiftool-vendored@31.1.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-q8StxLawHLDvhqv/uoBYCfVbDskn49Cr5ouNCZhh4lgryGu1aymHwK9AvO6RcW2SbPm5MSnQDJOfGp2MW5Nnrw==}
+    engines: {node: '>=20.0.0'}
 
   expect-type@1.2.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-/kP8CAwxzLVEeFrMm4kMmy4CCDlpipyA7MYLVrdJIkV0fYF0UaigQHRsxHiuY/GEea+bh4KSv3TIlgr+2UL6bw==}
@@ -15128,7 +15130,7 @@ snapshots:
       '@photo-sphere-viewer/core': 5.14.0
       three: 0.180.0
 
-  '@photostructure/tz-lookup@11.2.0': {}
+  '@photostructure/tz-lookup@11.2.1': {}
 
   '@pkgjs/parseargs@0.11.0':
     optional: true
@@ -17069,7 +17071,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   baseline-browser-mapping@2.8.15: {}
 
-  batch-cluster@13.0.0: {}
+  batch-cluster@15.0.1: {}
 
   batch@0.6.1: {}
 
@@ -18608,21 +18610,21 @@ snapshots:
       signal-exit: 3.0.7
       strip-final-newline: 2.0.0
 
-  exiftool-vendored.exe@13.0.0:
+  exiftool-vendored.exe@13.38.0:
     optional: true
 
-  exiftool-vendored.pl@13.0.1: {}
+  exiftool-vendored.pl@13.38.0: {}
 
-  exiftool-vendored@28.8.0:
+  exiftool-vendored@31.1.0:
     dependencies:
-      '@photostructure/tz-lookup': 11.2.0
+      '@photostructure/tz-lookup': 11.2.1
       '@types/luxon': 3.7.1
-      batch-cluster: 13.0.0
-      exiftool-vendored.pl: 13.0.1
+      batch-cluster: 15.0.1
+      exiftool-vendored.pl: 13.38.0
       he: 1.2.0
       luxon: 3.7.2
     optionalDependencies:
-      exiftool-vendored.exe: 13.0.0
+      exiftool-vendored.exe: 13.38.0
 
   expect-type@1.2.1: {}
 
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index 080452c615..adbefdfffd 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     "cookie": "^1.0.2",
     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.7",
     "cron": "4.3.3",
-    "exiftool-vendored": "^28.8.0",
+    "exiftool-vendored": "^31.0.0",
     "express": "^5.1.0",
     "fast-glob": "^3.3.2",
     "fluent-ffmpeg": "^2.1.2",