diff --git a/.changeset/hungry-mangos-repeat.md b/.changeset/hungry-mangos-repeat.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb69e10e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/hungry-mangos-repeat.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@headstartwp/core": minor
+---
+
+Fix: xss import issue
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2033cb8db..ba6f71a1c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -17831,7 +17831,7 @@
     },
     "packages/core": {
       "name": "@headstartwp/core",
-      "version": "1.5.0-next.5",
+      "version": "1.5.0-next.6",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@justinribeiro/lite-youtube": "^1.3.1",
@@ -17903,11 +17903,11 @@
     },
     "packages/next": {
       "name": "@headstartwp/next",
-      "version": "1.5.0-next.6",
+      "version": "1.5.0-next.7",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@formatjs/intl-localematcher": "^0.5.4",
-        "@headstartwp/core": "^1.5.0-next.5",
+        "@headstartwp/core": "^1.5.0-next.6",
         "@isaacs/ttlcache": "^1.4.1",
         "deepmerge": "^4.3.1",
         "loader-utils": "^3.2.0",
@@ -18017,8 +18017,8 @@
       "name": "@headstartwp/vite-react-test",
       "version": "0.0.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@headstartwp/core": "^1.5.0-next.5",
-        "@headstartwp/next": "^1.5.0-next.6",
+        "@headstartwp/core": "^1.5.0-next.6",
+        "@headstartwp/next": "^1.5.0-next.7",
         "react": "^18.3.1",
         "react-dom": "^18.3.1"
       },
@@ -18188,8 +18188,8 @@
       "version": "0.2.0",
       "license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@headstartwp/core": "^1.5.0-next.5",
-        "@headstartwp/next": "^1.5.0-next.6",
+        "@headstartwp/core": "^1.5.0-next.6",
+        "@headstartwp/next": "^1.5.0-next.7",
         "@linaria/core": "^6.2.0",
         "@linaria/react": "^6.2.1",
         "clsx": "^1.1.1",
@@ -18228,8 +18228,8 @@
       "version": "0.2.0",
       "license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@headstartwp/core": "^1.5.0-next.5",
-        "@headstartwp/next": "^1.5.0-next.6",
+        "@headstartwp/core": "^1.5.0-next.6",
+        "@headstartwp/next": "^1.5.0-next.7",
         "@linaria/core": "^6.2.0",
         "@linaria/react": "^6.2.1",
         "clsx": "^1.1.1",
@@ -18256,8 +18256,8 @@
       "name": "@10up/wp-multisite-nextjs-app",
       "version": "0.1.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@headstartwp/core": "^1.5.0-next.5",
-        "@headstartwp/next": "^1.5.0-next.6",
+        "@headstartwp/core": "^1.5.0-next.6",
+        "@headstartwp/next": "^1.5.0-next.7",
         "next": "^14.2.5",
         "react": "^18",
         "react-dom": "^18"
@@ -18311,8 +18311,8 @@
       "license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
       "dependencies": {
         "@10up/next-redis-cache-provider": "^1.0.0",
-        "@headstartwp/core": "^1.5.0-next.5",
-        "@headstartwp/next": "^1.5.0-next.6",
+        "@headstartwp/core": "^1.5.0-next.6",
+        "@headstartwp/next": "^1.5.0-next.7",
         "@linaria/core": "^6.2.0",
         "@linaria/react": "^6.2.1",
         "clsx": "^1.1.1",
@@ -18342,8 +18342,8 @@
       "name": "@10up/wp-nextjs-app",
       "version": "0.1.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@headstartwp/core": "^1.5.0-next.5",
-        "@headstartwp/next": "^1.5.0-next.6",
+        "@headstartwp/core": "^1.5.0-next.6",
+        "@headstartwp/next": "^1.5.0-next.7",
         "next": "^14.2.5",
         "react": "^18",
         "react-dom": "^18"
@@ -18406,8 +18406,8 @@
       "name": "@10up/wp-polylang-nextjs-app",
       "version": "0.1.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@headstartwp/core": "^1.5.0-next.5",
-        "@headstartwp/next": "^1.5.0-next.6",
+        "@headstartwp/core": "^1.5.0-next.6",
+        "@headstartwp/next": "^1.5.0-next.7",
         "next": "^14.2.5",
         "react": "^18",
         "react-dom": "^18"
diff --git a/packages/core/src/dom/wpKsesPost.ts b/packages/core/src/dom/wpKsesPost.ts
index e56a7bda4..87f5dd5fa 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/dom/wpKsesPost.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/dom/wpKsesPost.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-param-reassign, @typescript-eslint/no-use-before-define */
-import * as xss from 'xss';
+import sanitize from 'xss';
 import type { IWhiteList, IFilterXSSOptions } from 'xss';
-import { isHrefValueClean, linkingSVGElements, svgAllowList, svgHtmlAllowList } from './svg';
 
-const { default: sanitize } = xss;
+import { isHrefValueClean, linkingSVGElements, svgAllowList, svgHtmlAllowList } from './svg';
 
 interface IWpKsesPostOptions extends IFilterXSSOptions {
 	svg?: boolean;