diff --git a/frontend/package-lock.json b/frontend/package-lock.json
index 3372d6109bf4..acbb9271bb07 100644
--- a/frontend/package-lock.json
+++ b/frontend/package-lock.json
@@ -4036,10 +4036,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@ng-select/ng-select": {
-      "version": "13.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@ng-select/ng-select/-/ng-select-13.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Oh4UaUvYJa6D+G4nEcdzqOgRP2TKqwwRpQBVVyLMUgzebSY3Cw9aJXqudqJ/EYiK3Bz+4uKJXPZIrYgNqqx02g==",
-      "license": "MIT",
+      "version": "13.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@ng-select/ng-select/-/ng-select-13.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-MT5q5PemshfVP4OpjdLJY27G0ZRVhi8WHn0ZSVrRGk1vztmi5VIXSefGoCpsZkay1IM4Wzlm8PmHbgWqnJKqCA==",
       "dependencies": {
         "tslib": "^2.3.1"
       },
@@ -24851,9 +24850,9 @@
       }
     },
     "@ng-select/ng-select": {
-      "version": "13.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@ng-select/ng-select/-/ng-select-13.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Oh4UaUvYJa6D+G4nEcdzqOgRP2TKqwwRpQBVVyLMUgzebSY3Cw9aJXqudqJ/EYiK3Bz+4uKJXPZIrYgNqqx02g==",
+      "version": "13.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@ng-select/ng-select/-/ng-select-13.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-MT5q5PemshfVP4OpjdLJY27G0ZRVhi8WHn0ZSVrRGk1vztmi5VIXSefGoCpsZkay1IM4Wzlm8PmHbgWqnJKqCA==",
       "requires": {
         "tslib": "^2.3.1"
       }
diff --git a/modules/boards/spec/features/support/board_page.rb b/modules/boards/spec/features/support/board_page.rb
index 7df51b126912..221eb77053ef 100644
--- a/modules/boards/spec/features/support/board_page.rb
+++ b/modules/boards/spec/features/support/board_page.rb
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def reference(list_name, work_package)
 
       page.find(".menu-item", text: "Add existing").click
 
-      select_autocomplete(page.find(".wp-inline-create--reference-autocompleter"),
+      select_autocomplete(page.find("ng-select.wp-inline-create--reference-autocompleter"),
                           query: work_package.subject,
                           results_selector: "body",
                           select_text: "##{work_package.id}")
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def expect_not_referencable(list_name, work_package)
 
       page.find(".menu-item", text: "Add existing").click
 
-      target_dropdown = search_autocomplete(page.find(".wp-inline-create--reference-autocompleter"),
+      target_dropdown = search_autocomplete(page.find("ng-select.wp-inline-create--reference-autocompleter"),
                                             query: work_package.subject,
                                             results_selector: ".work-packages-partitioned-query-space--container")