diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ce803f58..2f9f76f3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     "@lmc-eu/spirit-design-tokens": "^1.1.3",
     "mergician": "^2.0.2",
     "nanoid": "^5.0.9",
-    "vanilla-cookieconsent": "3.0.1"
+    "vanilla-cookieconsent": "3.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@almacareer/stylelint-config": "9.0.1",
diff --git a/src/__tests__/consentCollector.test.ts b/src/__tests__/consentCollector.test.ts
index 8664be2d..95414198 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/consentCollector.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/consentCollector.test.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ describe('consentCollector', () => {
         consentId: 'f6152595-45a0-4371-aa68-2fe97137111a',
         services: {},
         lastConsentTimestamp: '2024-12-12T12:12:12.333Z',
+        languageCode: 'en',
         expirationTime: Date.now() + 33 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000, // 33 days in the future
       };
 
diff --git a/src/__tests__/dataLayer.test.ts b/src/__tests__/dataLayer.test.ts
index 7332cd2f..b08ca655 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/dataLayer.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/dataLayer.test.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ describe('dataLayer', () => {
           personalization: [],
         },
         lastConsentTimestamp: '2024-12-12T12:12:12.333Z',
+        languageCode: 'en',
         expirationTime: 1764690333666,
       };
 
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ describe('dataLayer', () => {
           personalization: [],
         },
         lastConsentTimestamp: '2024-12-12T12:12:12.333Z',
+        languageCode: 'en',
         expirationTime: 1764690333666,
       };
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 626b39b9..b5a2bea3 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7796,10 +7796,10 @@ validate-npm-package-license@^3.0.1:
     spdx-correct "^3.0.0"
     spdx-expression-parse "^3.0.0"
 
-vanilla-cookieconsent@3.0.1:
-  version "3.0.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vanilla-cookieconsent/-/vanilla-cookieconsent-3.0.1.tgz#059d1b2c712476ae4172d4ec7fa9d553a16be12d"
-  integrity sha512-gqc4x7O9t1I4xWr7x6/jtQWPr4PZK26SmeA0iyTv1WyoECfAGnu5JEOExmMEP+5Fz66AT9OiCBO3GII4wDQHLw==
+vanilla-cookieconsent@3.1.0:
+  version "3.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vanilla-cookieconsent/-/vanilla-cookieconsent-3.1.0.tgz#0f430f4788e9a09e22e795088889b0679a88a263"
+  integrity sha512-/McNRtm/3IXzb9dhqMIcbquoU45SzbN2VB+To4jxEPqMmp7uVniP6BhGLjU8MC7ZCDsNQVOp27fhQTM/ruIXAA==
 
 varint@^6.0.0:
   version "6.0.0"