diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 0e27c10a3..c0dff91eb 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -2199,7 +2199,7 @@ importers:
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       '@lit-labs/ssr-react':
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: 0.3.4(@types/node@26.5.0)(@types/react@19.2.18)(react@19.2.8)
@@ -2225,8 +2225,8 @@ importers:
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         version: link:../../themes
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-        version: 16.3.7(@babel/core@8.0.1)(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.1)(@types/node@26.5.0)(react-dom@19.2.8(react@19.2.8))(react@19.2.8)(sass@1.101.0)
+        specifier: 16.3.8
+        version: 16.3.8(@babel/core@8.0.1)(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.1)(@types/node@26.5.0)(react-dom@19.2.8(react@19.2.8))(react@19.2.8)(sass@1.101.0)
       react:
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: 19.2.8
@@ -4748,57 +4748,57 @@ packages:
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       '@emnapi/runtime': ^1.7.1
 
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+  '@next/env@16.3.8':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Al9zqHVV7TJv0eFuOU4U7Lvv74PTih4Ch63sk2xCIpSTkE3udFnaOcnzP2lQVymiL7yS9Cj2iClUXlR3EQ5sEw==}
 
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+  '@next/swc-darwin-arm64@16.3.8':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-2JPRMh2nmQG5CiL7cXGL9AGwnPWJQ//cTtAUCT+w511QHk79SYz3LGv/pc5X643B/WEO0rvu3Yww0hqwt3kgeA==}
     engines: {node: '>= 10'}
     cpu: [arm64]
     os: [darwin]
 
-  '@next/swc-darwin-x64@16.3.7':
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+  '@next/swc-darwin-x64@16.3.8':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-GZtCCOBKJ4leVIT/Th0llWKhD1ca92lzbQiS5R5ON9QkoiFnilFsebDae1JU2a3HWoKMEmEZWGs1AGLavVM72Q==}
     engines: {node: '>= 10'}
     cpu: [x64]
     os: [darwin]
 
-  '@next/swc-linux-arm64-gnu@16.3.7':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-pVauSs1WomgtBgfJj/Q+846nBix4CdohLUIDafyJGdAvNw5kOusLawoX+rpc2P4U3Kd7tLwqFXsnHeSkLZrqyw==}
+  '@next/swc-linux-arm64-gnu@16.3.8':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-O659ygeQYqneJ1fBKMpFxIFqYkYswu8IAS1OCKK/4f3ZgJJm1dRz4fVJZRi/kLLWjnBKnebOePA4WNv+sV1pVA==}
     engines: {node: '>= 10'}
     cpu: [arm64]
     os: [linux]
     libc: [glibc]
 
-  '@next/swc-linux-arm64-musl@16.3.7':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-vY+iamd6cOfk29bGTgxeS/OXlrlfOfyFgyd34cibC7e25bXRMxuqNUfs2Z9Fxb/VHpV5dopffMSWnCeR2tc8rA==}
+  '@next/swc-linux-arm64-musl@16.3.8':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-dSjKSyWpzxoO1d3DIZZcP4XJcNaKeLmxQMFOiYl5vuBRMmweIqnAhty8tAmRsvTss779cK1FtYnDMj40e4TQlg==}
     engines: {node: '>= 10'}
     cpu: [arm64]
     os: [linux]
     libc: [musl]
 
-  '@next/swc-linux-x64-gnu@16.3.7':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-NWx0LRZ9IO9rTDXLc+Hi/bNcTKblT86du4OLMRm5Z62C2T5/+mNEhK2XeQxwoSmVFvU2rjMSjJMK4ttZAk88+w==}
+  '@next/swc-linux-x64-gnu@16.3.8':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-lbqOuz3RPRcv+o9msNsJw5x4+Y1ZwPTs6vmL6DCf7i0fZfvng/F59wyeDwqHIvV0mK//RBy/jJkZ+nCKsSMXjQ==}
     engines: {node: '>= 10'}
     cpu: [x64]
     os: [linux]
     libc: [glibc]
 
-  '@next/swc-linux-x64-musl@16.3.7':
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+  '@next/swc-linux-x64-musl@16.3.8':
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     engines: {node: '>= 10'}
     cpu: [x64]
     os: [linux]
     libc: [musl]
 
-  '@next/swc-win32-arm64-msvc@16.3.7':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-G4BkB7AhfKJnaoIpIkoA66l5pXPGJXD3EF1EsuYj/sgM4rHA41dsa3CIIqjR4FQFZEjU+zGQRbIEPYZIOi5EoA==}
+  '@next/swc-win32-arm64-msvc@16.3.8':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-ji0gd4kMYUxO+1fJBIbiBVRCjzG/lloiyCccnlebvb1ZJ5qXCPZqYg4Jl1DrrixnWNMKylzgpmMWx0yNDYXlzw==}
     engines: {node: '>= 10'}
     cpu: [arm64]
     os: [win32]
 
-  '@next/swc-win32-x64-msvc@16.3.7':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-DuvRhf50tGU7leT9Ow0cs/9lo81X5lHdNoxSRk4ckSk2Ihn2dsM+BEe5j7ANpEFhD25p//SmV8ajdRtuaBIg3g==}
+  '@next/swc-win32-x64-msvc@16.3.8':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-WcTlaKt/TWkh5kUjdJcUmB1XgZ+1c6fz4Y9fDHL73YNSdGaUWjceeWrrlwF0nv19iABYWC4iAq1oX1w4Bn0vfg==}
     engines: {node: '>= 10'}
     cpu: [x64]
     os: [win32]
@@ -11306,8 +11306,8 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-eonl3sLUha+S1GzTPxychyhnUzKyeQkZ7jLjKrBagJgPla13F+uQ71HgpFefyHgqrjEbCPkDArxYsjY8/+gLKA==}
     engines: {node: '>= 0.4.0'}
 
-  next@16.3.7:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-S4AlB0KMYcvVyEVjfD2Ze/3JsX9PWjpD3hJPcEJTVvkAQsMTYVs9DB1NtaBbs41ZZ18NxYwkmM8ljqtrFrmLsQ==}
+  next@16.3.8:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-U7QEZaTini6wKrb8A8hqLLqYQyCetegKjCpJOyxk642vWoMoU1x5PyZCJFvgYgiptA8xc5j/9xYlZFO7w9Sjmw==}
     engines: {node: '>=20.9.0'}
     hasBin: true
     peerDependencies:
@@ -16965,12 +16965,12 @@ snapshots:
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - '@types/node'
 
-  '@lit-labs/nextjs@0.2.4(@types/node@26.5.0)(@types/react@19.2.18)(next@16.3.7(@babel/core@8.0.1)(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.1)(@types/node@26.5.0)(react-dom@19.2.8(react@19.2.8))(react@19.2.8)(sass@1.101.0))(react@19.2.8)(webpack@5.106.2(clean-css@5.3.3)(cssnano@8.0.2(postcss@8.5.26))(csso@5.0.5)(esbuild@0.28.2)(html-minifier-terser@7.2.0)(lightningcss@1.33.0)(postcss@8.5.26)(uglify-js@3.19.3))':
+  '@lit-labs/nextjs@0.2.4(@types/node@26.5.0)(@types/react@19.2.18)(next@16.3.8(@babel/core@8.0.1)(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.1)(@types/node@26.5.0)(react-dom@19.2.8(react@19.2.8))(react@19.2.8)(sass@1.101.0))(react@19.2.8)(webpack@5.106.2(clean-css@5.3.3)(cssnano@8.0.2(postcss@8.5.26))(csso@5.0.5)(esbuild@0.28.2)(html-minifier-terser@7.2.0)(lightningcss@1.33.0)(postcss@8.5.26)(uglify-js@3.19.3))':
     dependencies:
       '@lit-labs/ssr-react': 0.3.4(@types/node@26.5.0)(@types/react@19.2.18)(react@19.2.8)
       '@webcomponents/template-shadowroot': 0.2.1
       imports-loader: 4.0.1(webpack@5.106.2(clean-css@5.3.3)(cssnano@8.0.2(postcss@8.5.26))(csso@5.0.5)(esbuild@0.28.2)(html-minifier-terser@7.2.0)(lightningcss@1.33.0)(postcss@8.5.26)(uglify-js@3.19.3))
-      next: 16.3.7(@babel/core@8.0.1)(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.1)(@types/node@26.5.0)(react-dom@19.2.8(react@19.2.8))(react@19.2.8)(sass@1.101.0)
+      next: 16.3.8(@babel/core@8.0.1)(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.1)(@types/node@26.5.0)(react-dom@19.2.8(react@19.2.8))(react@19.2.8)(sass@1.101.0)
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - '@types/node'
       - '@types/react'
@@ -17289,30 +17289,30 @@ snapshots:
       '@tybys/wasm-util': 0.10.3
     optional: true
 
-  '@next/env@16.3.7': {}
+  '@next/env@16.3.8': {}
 
-  '@next/swc-darwin-arm64@16.3.7':
+  '@next/swc-darwin-arm64@16.3.8':
     optional: true
 
-  '@next/swc-darwin-x64@16.3.7':
+  '@next/swc-darwin-x64@16.3.8':
     optional: true
 
-  '@next/swc-linux-arm64-gnu@16.3.7':
+  '@next/swc-linux-arm64-gnu@16.3.8':
     optional: true
 
-  '@next/swc-linux-arm64-musl@16.3.7':
+  '@next/swc-linux-arm64-musl@16.3.8':
     optional: true
 
-  '@next/swc-linux-x64-gnu@16.3.7':
+  '@next/swc-linux-x64-gnu@16.3.8':
     optional: true
 
-  '@next/swc-linux-x64-musl@16.3.7':
+  '@next/swc-linux-x64-musl@16.3.8':
     optional: true
 
-  '@next/swc-win32-arm64-msvc@16.3.7':
+  '@next/swc-win32-arm64-msvc@16.3.8':
     optional: true
 
-  '@next/swc-win32-x64-msvc@16.3.7':
+  '@next/swc-win32-x64-msvc@16.3.8':
     optional: true
 
   '@nodelib/fs.scandir@2.1.5':
@@ -24418,9 +24418,9 @@ snapshots:
 
   netmask@2.1.1: {}
 
-  next@16.3.7(@babel/core@8.0.1)(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.1)(@types/node@26.5.0)(react-dom@19.2.8(react@19.2.8))(react@19.2.8)(sass@1.101.0):
+  next@16.3.8(@babel/core@8.0.1)(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.1)(@types/node@26.5.0)(react-dom@19.2.8(react@19.2.8))(react@19.2.8)(sass@1.101.0):
     dependencies:
-      '@next/env': 16.3.7
+      '@next/env': 16.3.8
       '@swc/helpers': 0.5.23
       baseline-browser-mapping: 2.11.6
       caniuse-lite: 1.0.30001806
@@ -24429,14 +24429,14 @@ snapshots:
       react-dom: 19.2.8(react@19.2.8)
       styled-jsx: 5.1.6(@babel/core@8.0.1)(react@19.2.8)
     optionalDependencies:
-      '@next/swc-darwin-arm64': 16.3.7
-      '@next/swc-darwin-x64': 16.3.7
-      '@next/swc-linux-arm64-gnu': 16.3.7
-      '@next/swc-linux-arm64-musl': 16.3.7
-      '@next/swc-linux-x64-gnu': 16.3.7
-      '@next/swc-linux-x64-musl': 16.3.7
-      '@next/swc-win32-arm64-msvc': 16.3.7
-      '@next/swc-win32-x64-msvc': 16.3.7
+      '@next/swc-darwin-arm64': 16.3.8
+      '@next/swc-darwin-x64': 16.3.8
+      '@next/swc-linux-arm64-gnu': 16.3.8
+      '@next/swc-linux-arm64-musl': 16.3.8
+      '@next/swc-linux-x64-gnu': 16.3.8
+      '@next/swc-linux-x64-musl': 16.3.8
+      '@next/swc-win32-arm64-msvc': 16.3.8
+      '@next/swc-win32-x64-msvc': 16.3.8
       '@opentelemetry/api': 1.9.1
       sass: 1.101.0
       sharp: 0.35.4(@types/node@26.5.0)
diff --git a/projects/starters/nextjs/package.json b/projects/starters/nextjs/package.json
index 81b5b39fc..fd2914d5b 100644
--- a/projects/starters/nextjs/package.json
+++ b/projects/starters/nextjs/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "@nvidia-elements/monaco": "workspace:*",
     "@nvidia-elements/styles": "workspace:*",
     "@nvidia-elements/themes": "workspace:*",
-    "next": "16.3.7",
+    "next": "16.3.8",
     "react": "catalog:",
     "react-dom": "catalog:"
   },