diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index 87d95d767..780e790be 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ module.exports = {
     '@typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-function-type': 'warn',
     '@typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment': 'warn',
     '@typescript-eslint/no-inferrable-types': 'warn',
+    // TODO we should remove the following deprecated rule when we go to version 8:
+    '@typescript-eslint/ban-types': 'warn',
 
     // ------------------ testing ------------------
     '@typescript-eslint/no-floating-promises': 'warn'
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c5b6a08c4..1d397e81e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@
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-        "@typescript-eslint/parser": "~8.0.0",
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-        "@typescript-eslint/utils": "8.0.0",
-        "@typescript-eslint/visitor-keys": "8.0.0",
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-        "eslint": "^8.57.0 || ^9.0.0"
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+        "@typescript-eslint/typescript-estree": "7.18.0",
+        "@typescript-eslint/utils": "7.18.0",
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@@ -2741,12 +2744,12 @@
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fb363403f..32686dab2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
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-    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "~8.0.0",
-    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "~8.0.0",
+    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "~7.18.0",
+    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "~7.18.0",
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     "eslint": "8.57.0",
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