diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index cb2dac3b..dc5ae7c3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         "abort-controller": "^3.0.0",
         "archiver": "^6.0.2",
         "envfile": "^7.1.0",
-        "get-port": "^5.1.1",
+        "get-port": "^7.1.0",
         "inquirer": "^8.2.6",
         "listr": "^0.14.3",
         "node-emoji": "^2.1.3",
@@ -8799,11 +8799,11 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/get-port": {
-      "version": "5.1.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/get-port/-/get-port-5.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-g/Q1aTSDOxFpchXC4i8ZWvxA1lnPqx/JHqcpIw0/LX9T8x/GBbi6YnlN5nhaKIFkT8oFsscUKgDJYxfwfS6QsQ==",
+      "version": "7.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/get-port/-/get-port-7.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-QB9NKEeDg3xxVwCCwJQ9+xycaz6pBB6iQ76wiWMl1927n0Kir6alPiP+yuiICLLU4jpMe08dXfpebuQppFA2zw==",
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=8"
+        "node": ">=16"
       },
       "funding": {
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
@@ -22192,9 +22192,9 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-pjzuKtY64GYfWizNAJ0fr9VqttZkNiK2iS430LtIHzjBEr6bX8Am2zm4sW4Ro5wjWW5cAlRL1qAMTcXbjNAO2Q=="
     },
     "get-port": {
-      "version": "5.1.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/get-port/-/get-port-5.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-g/Q1aTSDOxFpchXC4i8ZWvxA1lnPqx/JHqcpIw0/LX9T8x/GBbi6YnlN5nhaKIFkT8oFsscUKgDJYxfwfS6QsQ=="
+      "version": "7.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/get-port/-/get-port-7.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-QB9NKEeDg3xxVwCCwJQ9+xycaz6pBB6iQ76wiWMl1927n0Kir6alPiP+yuiICLLU4jpMe08dXfpebuQppFA2zw=="
     },
     "get-stdin": {
       "version": "9.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 19c63ccf..6d0e5806 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "abort-controller": "^3.0.0",
     "archiver": "^6.0.2",
     "envfile": "^7.1.0",
-    "get-port": "^5.1.1",
+    "get-port": "^7.1.0",
     "inquirer": "^8.2.6",
     "listr": "^0.14.3",
     "node-emoji": "^2.1.3",
diff --git a/src/autify/connect/client-manager/ClientManager.ts b/src/autify/connect/client-manager/ClientManager.ts
index ef3197c4..a62c7a67 100644
--- a/src/autify/connect/client-manager/ClientManager.ts
+++ b/src/autify/connect/client-manager/ClientManager.ts
@@ -28,9 +28,19 @@ import {
 } from "./Logger";
 import { join } from "node:path";
 import TypedEmitter from "typed-emitter";
-import getPort from "get-port";
 import { getWebClient } from "../../web/getWebClient";
 import { parse } from "shell-quote";
+import type GetPort from "get-port";
+
+// Workaround to import get-port, which is an ES module, dynamically and avoid
+// having typescript transpile that import into a require.
+async function importGetPort(): Promise<typeof GetPort> {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-eval
+    eval(`import("get-port").then((esm) => resolve(esm.default));`);
+  });
+}
 
 export type ClientEvents = TypedEmitter<{
   log: (msg: string) => void;
@@ -108,6 +118,7 @@ export class ClientManager {
     try {
       this.logger.debug("start");
       const version = await this.getClientVersion();
+      const getPort = await importGetPort();
       const debugServerPort = this.options.debugServerPort ?? (await getPort());
       this.logger.info(
         `Starting Autify Connect Client (accessPoint: ${this.accessPointName}, debugServerPort: ${debugServerPort}, path: ${this.clientPath}, version: ${version})`