diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index bc8e2d67e..ab2c9813e 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ gem "dalli", "~> 3.2.8"
 gem "delayed_job_active_record", "~> 4.1.10"
 gem "devise", "~> 4.9.4"
 gem "devise-security", "~> 0.18.0"
-gem "exiftool_vendored", "~> 12.80.0"
+gem "exiftool_vendored", "~> 12.97.0"
 gem "file_validators", "~> 3.0.0"
 gem "font-awesome-sass", "~> 5.15.1" # Remember to update vendor/assets/images/fontawesome when updating this gem
 gem "foundation_rails_helper", "~> 4.0.1"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 34a02c35a..092eaacd2 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -210,9 +210,9 @@ GEM
       multi_json (>= 1.3)
       rake
     execjs (2.9.1)
-    exiftool (1.2.5)
+    exiftool (1.2.6)
       json
-    exiftool_vendored (12.80.0)
+    exiftool_vendored (12.97.0)
       exiftool (>= 0.7.0)
     factory_bot (6.4.6)
       activesupport (>= 5.0.0)
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   devise-security (~> 0.18.0)
   email_spec (~> 2.3.0)
   erb_lint (~> 0.6.0)
-  exiftool_vendored (~> 12.80.0)
+  exiftool_vendored (~> 12.97.0)
   factory_bot_rails (~> 6.4.3)
   faker (~> 3.4.2)
   file_validators (~> 3.0.0)