diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 60a885cba..99d1c3b82 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ tests: ## Run tests and generate coverage report
 	$(TOX)coverage report
 
 test-karma: ## Run JS tests through Karma & install firefox. This command needs to be ran manually in the devstack container before submitting a pull request. It can not be run in CI as of APER-2136.
-	sudo apt-get update
-	sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y firefox xvfb
+	apt-get update
+	apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y firefox xvfb
 	xvfb-run $(NODE_BIN)/karma start
 
 ### Frontend commands ###
diff --git a/credentials/settings/base.py b/credentials/settings/base.py
index 42273d824..e0c253931 100644
--- a/credentials/settings/base.py
+++ b/credentials/settings/base.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
     "drf_yasg",
     "xss_utils",
     "openedx_events",
+    "fontawesomefree",
 ]
 
 PROJECT_APPS = [
diff --git a/credentials/templates/_actions.html b/credentials/templates/_actions.html
index 157f52082..d93354857 100644
--- a/credentials/templates/_actions.html
+++ b/credentials/templates/_actions.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ <h3 class="sr-only">{% trans 'Print or share your certificate' as tmsg %}{{ tmsg
               data-track-event-property-category="certificates"
               data-track-event-property-credential-uuid="{{ user_credential.uuid }}"
               data-track-event-property-program-uuid="{{ user_credential.credential.program_uuid }}">
-        <span class="fa fa-facebook" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+        <span class="fa-brands fa-facebook" aria-hidden="true"></span>
         <span class="action-label">{% trans 'Share this certificate via Facebook' as tmsg %}{{ tmsg | force_escape }}</span>
       </button>
     {% endif %}
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ <h3 class="sr-only">{% trans 'Print or share your certificate' as tmsg %}{{ tmsg
               data-track-event-property-program-uuid="{{ user_credential.credential.program_uuid }}">
         <a class="share-link" target="_blank"
            href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text={{ tweet_text|urlencode }}&url={{ share_url|urlencode }}{% if twitter_username %}&via={{ twitter_username }}{% endif %}">
-          <span class="fa fa-twitter" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+          <span class="fa-brands fa-twitter" aria-hidden="true"></span>
           <span class="action-label">{% trans 'Tweet this certificate' as tmsg %}{{ tmsg | force_escape }}</span>
         </a>
       </button>
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ <h3 class="sr-only">{% trans 'Print or share your certificate' as tmsg %}{{ tmsg
               data-track-event-property-program-uuid="{{ user_credential.credential.program_uuid }}">
         <a class="share-link" target="_blank"
            href="https://www.linkedin.com/profile/add?startTask=CERTIFICATION_NAME">
-          <span class="fa fa-linkedin" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+          <span class="fa-brands fa-linkedin" aria-hidden="true"></span>
           <span class="action-label">{% trans 'Add this certificate to your LinkedIn profile' as tmsg %}{{ tmsg | force_escape }}</span>
         </a>
       </button>
diff --git a/credentials/templates/base.html b/credentials/templates/base.html
index 0d6528c36..a0523bd47 100644
--- a/credentials/templates/base.html
+++ b/credentials/templates/base.html
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {# Base template for edX-specific pages. #}
 
 {% load i18n %}
+{% load static %}
 {% load statici18n %}
 {% load render_bundle from webpack_loader %}
 
@@ -15,6 +16,10 @@
     <title>{% block title %}{% endblock title %}</title>
 
     <link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/favicon.ico" />
+    <!-- import fontawesome svgs and icons -->
+    <script src="{% static 'fontawesomefree/js/fontawesome.js' %}"></script>
+    <script src="{% static 'fontawesomefree/js/solid.js' %}"></script>
+    <script src="{% static 'fontawesomefree/js/brands.js' %}"></script>
 
     {% if base_style_template %}
       {% include base_style_template %}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 286720957..9bca7566b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
         "css-loader": "6.11.0",
         "css-minimizer-webpack-plugin": "6.0.0",
         "file-loader": "6.2.0",
-        "font-awesome": "4.7.0",
         "mini-css-extract-plugin": "2.8.1",
         "sass": "1.75.0",
         "sass-loader": "14.2.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 46a5a8478..b0bc0cfdd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
     "css-loader": "6.11.0",
     "css-minimizer-webpack-plugin": "6.0.0",
     "file-loader": "6.2.0",
-    "font-awesome": "4.7.0",
     "mini-css-extract-plugin": "2.8.1",
     "sass": "1.75.0",
     "sass-loader": "14.2.0",
diff --git a/requirements/all.txt b/requirements/all.txt
index 8bac5fa4e..9646cf893 100644
--- a/requirements/all.txt
+++ b/requirements/all.txt
@@ -38,17 +38,17 @@ bcrypt==4.1.2
     # via
     #   -r requirements/dev.txt
     #   paramiko
-black==24.3.0
+black==24.4.0
     # via -r requirements/dev.txt
 bleach==6.1.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/dev.txt
     #   -r requirements/production.txt
-boto3==1.34.81
+boto3==1.34.84
     # via
     #   -r requirements/production.txt
     #   django-ses
-botocore==1.34.81
+botocore==1.34.84
     # via
     #   -r requirements/production.txt
     #   boto3
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ django-rest-swagger==2.2.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/dev.txt
     #   -r requirements/production.txt
-django-ses==3.5.2
+django-ses==3.6.0
     # via -r requirements/production.txt
 django-simple-history==3.5.0
     # via
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ edx-event-bus-kafka==5.7.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/dev.txt
     #   -r requirements/production.txt
-edx-i18n-tools==1.3.0
+edx-i18n-tools==1.5.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/dev.txt
     #   -r requirements/production.txt
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ exceptiongroup==1.2.0
     #   pytest
 factory-boy==3.3.0
     # via -r requirements/dev.txt
-faker==24.8.0
+faker==24.9.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/dev.txt
     #   factory-boy
@@ -347,6 +347,10 @@ filelock==3.13.4
     #   -r requirements/dev.txt
     #   tox
     #   virtualenv
+fontawesomefree==6.5.1
+    # via
+    #   -r requirements/dev.txt
+    #   -r requirements/production.txt
 gevent==24.2.1
     # via -r requirements/production.txt
 greenlet==3.0.3
@@ -357,7 +361,7 @@ gunicorn==21.2.0
     # via -r requirements/production.txt
 httpretty==1.1.4
     # via -r requirements/dev.txt
-idna==3.6
+idna==3.7
     # via
     #   -r requirements/dev.txt
     #   -r requirements/production.txt
@@ -451,7 +455,7 @@ openedx-atlas==0.6.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/dev.txt
     #   -r requirements/production.txt
-openedx-events==9.7.0
+openedx-events==9.9.1
     # via
     #   -r requirements/dev.txt
     #   -r requirements/production.txt
@@ -708,7 +712,7 @@ social-auth-core==4.5.3
     #   -r requirements/production.txt
     #   edx-auth-backends
     #   social-auth-app-django
-sqlparse==0.4.4
+sqlparse==0.5.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/dev.txt
     #   -r requirements/production.txt
@@ -799,7 +803,7 @@ zope-event==5.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/production.txt
     #   gevent
-zope-interface==6.2
+zope-interface==6.3
     # via
     #   -r requirements/production.txt
     #   gevent
diff --git a/requirements/base.in b/requirements/base.in
index 6569ee809..05e4aeb72 100644
--- a/requirements/base.in
+++ b/requirements/base.in
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ edx-event-bus-kafka
 edx-opaque-keys
 edx-rest-api-client
 edx-toggles
+fontawesomefree
 markdown
 mysqlclient
 newrelic
diff --git a/requirements/base.txt b/requirements/base.txt
index 38f740350..18ffd6c99 100644
--- a/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/base.txt
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ edx-drf-extensions==10.3.0
     # via -r requirements/base.in
 edx-event-bus-kafka==5.7.0
     # via -r requirements/base.in
-edx-i18n-tools==1.3.0
+edx-i18n-tools==1.5.0
     # via edx-credentials-themes
 edx-opaque-keys[django]==2.5.1
     # via
@@ -160,7 +160,9 @@ edx-toggles==5.2.0
     #   edx-event-bus-kafka
 fastavro==1.9.4
     # via openedx-events
-idna==3.6
+fontawesomefree==6.5.1
+    # via -r requirements/base.in
+idna==3.7
     # via requests
 importlib-metadata==6.11.0
     # via
@@ -197,7 +199,7 @@ openapi-codec==1.3.2
     # via django-rest-swagger
 openedx-atlas==0.6.0
     # via -r requirements/base.in
-openedx-events==9.7.0
+openedx-events==9.9.1
     # via edx-event-bus-kafka
 packaging==24.0
     # via drf-yasg
@@ -294,7 +296,7 @@ social-auth-core==4.5.3
     # via
     #   edx-auth-backends
     #   social-auth-app-django
-sqlparse==0.4.4
+sqlparse==0.5.0
     # via django
 stevedore==5.2.0
     # via
diff --git a/requirements/dev.txt b/requirements/dev.txt
index e7509ff64..22182b1d8 100644
--- a/requirements/dev.txt
+++ b/requirements/dev.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ backports-zoneinfo==0.2.1
     #   djangorestframework
 bcrypt==4.1.2
     # via paramiko
-black==24.3.0
+black==24.4.0
     # via -r requirements/test.txt
 bleach==6.1.0
     # via -r requirements/test.txt
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ edx-drf-extensions==10.3.0
     # via -r requirements/test.txt
 edx-event-bus-kafka==5.7.0
     # via -r requirements/test.txt
-edx-i18n-tools==1.3.0
+edx-i18n-tools==1.5.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/dev.in
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ exceptiongroup==1.2.0
     #   pytest
 factory-boy==3.3.0
     # via -r requirements/test.txt
-faker==24.8.0
+faker==24.9.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   factory-boy
@@ -260,9 +260,11 @@ filelock==3.13.4
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   tox
     #   virtualenv
+fontawesomefree==6.5.1
+    # via -r requirements/test.txt
 httpretty==1.1.4
     # via -r requirements/test.txt
-idna==3.6
+idna==3.7
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   requests
@@ -331,7 +333,7 @@ openapi-codec==1.3.2
     #   django-rest-swagger
 openedx-atlas==0.6.0
     # via -r requirements/test.txt
-openedx-events==9.7.0
+openedx-events==9.9.1
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   edx-event-bus-kafka
@@ -538,7 +540,7 @@ social-auth-core==4.5.3
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   edx-auth-backends
     #   social-auth-app-django
-sqlparse==0.4.4
+sqlparse==0.5.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/test.txt
     #   django
diff --git a/requirements/docs.txt b/requirements/docs.txt
index 06a52edb0..196bb1021 100644
--- a/requirements/docs.txt
+++ b/requirements/docs.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ docutils==0.19
     # via
     #   pydata-sphinx-theme
     #   sphinx
-idna==3.6
+idna==3.7
     # via requests
 imagesize==1.4.1
     # via sphinx
diff --git a/requirements/pip.txt b/requirements/pip.txt
index cf449024a..e3ffcc7b6 100644
--- a/requirements/pip.txt
+++ b/requirements/pip.txt
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ wheel==0.43.0
 # The following packages are considered to be unsafe in a requirements file:
 pip==24.0
     # via -r requirements/pip.in
-setuptools==69.2.0
+setuptools==69.5.1
     # via -r requirements/pip.in
diff --git a/requirements/production.txt b/requirements/production.txt
index d2bf7bab0..1bb1ca488 100644
--- a/requirements/production.txt
+++ b/requirements/production.txt
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ backports-zoneinfo==0.2.1
     #   djangorestframework
 bleach==6.1.0
     # via -r requirements/base.txt
-boto3==1.34.81
+boto3==1.34.84
     # via django-ses
-botocore==1.34.81
+botocore==1.34.84
     # via
     #   boto3
     #   s3transfer
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ django-ratelimit==4.1.0
     # via -r requirements/base.txt
 django-rest-swagger==2.2.0
     # via -r requirements/base.txt
-django-ses==3.5.2
+django-ses==3.6.0
     # via -r requirements/production.in
 django-simple-history==3.5.0
     # via -r requirements/base.txt
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ edx-drf-extensions==10.3.0
     # via -r requirements/base.txt
 edx-event-bus-kafka==5.7.0
     # via -r requirements/base.txt
-edx-i18n-tools==1.3.0
+edx-i18n-tools==1.5.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/base.txt
     #   edx-credentials-themes
@@ -195,13 +195,15 @@ fastavro==1.9.4
     # via
     #   -r requirements/base.txt
     #   openedx-events
+fontawesomefree==6.5.1
+    # via -r requirements/base.txt
 gevent==24.2.1
     # via -r requirements/production.in
 greenlet==3.0.3
     # via gevent
 gunicorn==21.2.0
     # via -r requirements/production.in
-idna==3.6
+idna==3.7
     # via
     #   -r requirements/base.txt
     #   requests
@@ -259,7 +261,7 @@ openapi-codec==1.3.2
     #   django-rest-swagger
 openedx-atlas==0.6.0
     # via -r requirements/base.txt
-openedx-events==9.7.0
+openedx-events==9.9.1
     # via
     #   -r requirements/base.txt
     #   edx-event-bus-kafka
@@ -400,7 +402,7 @@ social-auth-core==4.5.3
     #   -r requirements/base.txt
     #   edx-auth-backends
     #   social-auth-app-django
-sqlparse==0.4.4
+sqlparse==0.5.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/base.txt
     #   django
@@ -444,7 +446,7 @@ zipp==3.18.1
     #   importlib-metadata
 zope-event==5.0
     # via gevent
-zope-interface==6.2
+zope-interface==6.3
     # via gevent
 
 # The following packages are considered to be unsafe in a requirements file:
diff --git a/requirements/test.txt b/requirements/test.txt
index 5cd956c45..1d4472435 100644
--- a/requirements/test.txt
+++ b/requirements/test.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ backports-zoneinfo==0.2.1
     #   -r requirements/base.txt
     #   django
     #   djangorestframework
-black==24.3.0
+black==24.4.0
     # via -r requirements/test.in
 bleach==6.1.0
     # via -r requirements/base.txt
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ edx-drf-extensions==10.3.0
     # via -r requirements/base.txt
 edx-event-bus-kafka==5.7.0
     # via -r requirements/base.txt
-edx-i18n-tools==1.3.0
+edx-i18n-tools==1.5.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/base.txt
     #   edx-credentials-themes
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ exceptiongroup==1.2.0
     # via pytest
 factory-boy==3.3.0
     # via -r requirements/test.in
-faker==24.8.0
+faker==24.9.0
     # via factory-boy
 fastavro==1.9.4
     # via
@@ -224,9 +224,11 @@ filelock==3.13.4
     # via
     #   tox
     #   virtualenv
+fontawesomefree==6.5.1
+    # via -r requirements/base.txt
 httpretty==1.1.4
     # via -r requirements/test.in
-idna==3.6
+idna==3.7
     # via
     #   -r requirements/base.txt
     #   requests
@@ -287,7 +289,7 @@ openapi-codec==1.3.2
     #   django-rest-swagger
 openedx-atlas==0.6.0
     # via -r requirements/base.txt
-openedx-events==9.7.0
+openedx-events==9.9.1
     # via
     #   -r requirements/base.txt
     #   edx-event-bus-kafka
@@ -466,7 +468,7 @@ social-auth-core==4.5.3
     #   -r requirements/base.txt
     #   edx-auth-backends
     #   social-auth-app-django
-sqlparse==0.4.4
+sqlparse==0.5.0
     # via
     #   -r requirements/base.txt
     #   django
diff --git a/requirements/translations.txt b/requirements/translations.txt
index 72b8ed997..a7fef1475 100644
--- a/requirements/translations.txt
+++ b/requirements/translations.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ django==4.2.11
     # via
     #   -c requirements/common_constraints.txt
     #   edx-i18n-tools
-edx-i18n-tools==1.3.0
+edx-i18n-tools==1.5.0
     # via -r requirements/translations.in
 lxml==5.1.1
     # via
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pyyaml==5.4.1
     # via
     #   -c requirements/constraints.txt
     #   edx-i18n-tools
-sqlparse==0.4.4
+sqlparse==0.5.0
     # via django
 typing-extensions==4.11.0
     # via asgiref