diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index a272e3d5..f3b95202 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@
         "access": "public"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
-        "@types/lodash": "4.17.24",
+        "@types/lodash-es": "4.17.12",
         "@webgpu/types": "0.1.71"
     },
     "dependencies": {
         "@alleninstitute/vis-geometry": "workspace:*",
-        "lodash": "4.18.1",
+        "lodash-es": "4.18.1",
         "regl": "2.1.1",
         "uuid": "14.0.1",
         "webgpu-utils": "2.1.1",
diff --git a/packages/core/src/abstract/async-frame.ts b/packages/core/src/abstract/async-frame.ts
index 5b951550..790cedbf 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/abstract/async-frame.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/abstract/async-frame.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import partial from 'lodash/partial';
+import { partial } from 'lodash-es';
 import type REGL from 'regl';
 import type { AsyncDataCache } from '../dataset-cache';
 import type { ReglCacheEntry, Renderer } from './types';
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render-queue.ts b/packages/core/src/render-queue.ts
index 851b3fe5..a9d7f8ec 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render-queue.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render-queue.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import partial from 'lodash/partial';
+import { partial } from 'lodash-es';
 import type { AsyncDataCache } from './dataset-cache';
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/core/src/rendering/webgpu/filter/query.ts b/packages/core/src/rendering/webgpu/filter/query.ts
index a70e70b6..5a63e279 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/rendering/webgpu/filter/query.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/rendering/webgpu/filter/query.ts
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ import type {
     vKeys,
     ITable,
 } from './types';
-import * as lo from 'lodash';
-const { mapValues } = lo;
+import { mapValues } from 'lodash-es';
 
 const entries = <T extends {}>(r: T): ReadonlyArray<[string, T[keyof T]]> => Object.entries(r);
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/shared-priority-cache/shared-cache.ts b/packages/core/src/shared-priority-cache/shared-cache.ts
index c990ab42..c341db9a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/shared-priority-cache/shared-cache.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/shared-priority-cache/shared-cache.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { type Store, type Cacheable, type FetchResult, AsyncPriorityCache } from './priority-cache';
 import { mergeAndAdd, prioritizeCacheKeys, priorityDelta } from './utils';
-import uniqueId from 'lodash/uniqueId';
+import { uniqueId } from 'lodash-es';
 
 // goal: we want clients of the cache to experience a type-safe interface -
 // they expect that the things coming out of the cache are the type they expect (what they put in it)
diff --git a/packages/core/src/shared-priority-cache/test-utils.ts b/packages/core/src/shared-priority-cache/test-utils.ts
index 98890fae..bac86cda 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/shared-priority-cache/test-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/shared-priority-cache/test-utils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { Cacheable, Store } from './priority-cache';
-import { uniqueId } from 'lodash';
+import { uniqueId } from 'lodash-es';
 
 export class PayloadFactory {
     resources: Record<string, 'created' | 'destroyed'>;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/test/render-cache.test.ts b/packages/core/src/test/render-cache.test.ts
index 26ec2da3..12353e50 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/test/render-cache.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/test/render-cache.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { partial, uniqueId } from 'lodash';
+import { partial, uniqueId } from 'lodash-es';
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 import { AsyncDataCache } from '../dataset-cache';
 type Columns = 'color' | 'position';
diff --git a/packages/core/src/test/render-queue.test.ts b/packages/core/src/test/render-queue.test.ts
index eb19c9a6..1a7da6d3 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/test/render-queue.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/test/render-queue.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import delay from 'lodash/delay';
+import { delay } from 'lodash-es';
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 import { AsyncDataCache } from '../dataset-cache';
 import { type NormalStatus, beginLongRunningFrame } from '../render-queue';
diff --git a/packages/core/src/test/test-utils.ts b/packages/core/src/test/test-utils.ts
index 0aa777d4..9e551dd7 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/test/test-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/test/test-utils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { delay } from 'lodash';
+import { delay } from 'lodash-es';
 
 export const fakeFetch = <FakeTask>(data: FakeTask, signal?: AbortSignal): Promise<FakeTask> =>
     new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
diff --git a/packages/core/tsconfig.json b/packages/core/tsconfig.json
index 70656cec..d7a33aa0 100644
--- a/packages/core/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/core/tsconfig.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         "module": "es6",
         "target": "es2024",
         "lib": ["es2024", "DOM"],
-        "types": ["@webgpu/types", "lodash"]
+        "types": ["@webgpu/types", "lodash-es"]
     },
     "include": ["./src/index.ts"]
 }
diff --git a/packages/scatterbrain/package.json b/packages/scatterbrain/package.json
index 6ed012d0..43c2ff4c 100644
--- a/packages/scatterbrain/package.json
+++ b/packages/scatterbrain/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     "dependencies": {
         "@alleninstitute/vis-core": "workspace:*",
         "@alleninstitute/vis-geometry": "workspace:*",
-        "lodash": "4.18.1",
+        "lodash-es": "4.18.1",
         "regl": "2.1.0",
         "ts-pattern": "5.9.0",
         "zod": "4.4.3"
@@ -62,6 +62,6 @@
         "access": "public"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
-        "@types/lodash": "4.17.24"
+        "@types/lodash-es": "4.17.12"
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/scatterbrain/src/cache-client.ts b/packages/scatterbrain/src/cache-client.ts
index 384cf778..683a0566 100644
--- a/packages/scatterbrain/src/cache-client.ts
+++ b/packages/scatterbrain/src/cache-client.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { Cacheable, SharedPriorityCache } from '@alleninstitute/vis-core';
-import reduce from 'lodash/reduce';
+import { reduce } from 'lodash-es';
 import type { WebGLSafeBasicType } from './typed-array';
 import type { ColumnRequest, Item } from './types';
 
diff --git a/packages/scatterbrain/src/dataset.ts b/packages/scatterbrain/src/dataset.ts
index bebfc1e5..051f3cfe 100644
--- a/packages/scatterbrain/src/dataset.ts
+++ b/packages/scatterbrain/src/dataset.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
     visitBFSMaybe,
 } from '@alleninstitute/vis-geometry';
 import type { PointAttribute, ScatterbrainDataset, SlideviewScatterbrainDataset, TreeNode, volumeBound } from './types';
-import reduce from 'lodash/reduce';
+import { reduce } from 'lodash-es';
 import * as z from 'zod';
 
 type Dataset = ScatterbrainDataset | SlideviewScatterbrainDataset;
diff --git a/packages/scatterbrain/src/renderer.ts b/packages/scatterbrain/src/renderer.ts
index 7fa79cb9..60eb8de7 100644
--- a/packages/scatterbrain/src/renderer.ts
+++ b/packages/scatterbrain/src/renderer.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import type { SharedPriorityCache } from '@alleninstitute/vis-core';
 import { Box2D, type box2D, type vec4 } from '@alleninstitute/vis-geometry';
-import keys from 'lodash/keys';
-import reduce from 'lodash/reduce';
+import { keys, reduce } from 'lodash-es';
 import type REGL from 'regl';
 import { buildScatterbrainCacheClient } from './cache-client';
 import { getVisibleItems, type NodeWithBounds } from './dataset';
diff --git a/packages/scatterbrain/src/shader.ts b/packages/scatterbrain/src/shader.ts
index 386de097..d20d3a0a 100644
--- a/packages/scatterbrain/src/shader.ts
+++ b/packages/scatterbrain/src/shader.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ import type REGL from 'regl';
 import type { ScatterbrainDataset, SlideviewScatterbrainDataset } from './types';
 import type { Cacheable, CachedVertexBuffer } from '@alleninstitute/vis-core';
 import { Box2D, type box2D, type Interval, type vec2, type vec4 } from '@alleninstitute/vis-geometry';
-import * as lodash from 'lodash';
-const { keys, mapValues, reduce } = lodash;
+import { keys, mapValues, reduce } from 'lodash-es';
 
 // the set of columns and what to do with them can vary
 // there might be 3 categorical columns and 2 range columns
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 175f885b..ae9a5b01 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ importers:
       '@alleninstitute/vis-geometry':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../geometry
-      lodash:
+      lodash-es:
         specifier: 4.18.1
         version: 4.18.1
       regl:
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ importers:
         specifier: 4.4.3
         version: 4.4.3
     devDependencies:
-      '@types/lodash':
-        specifier: 4.17.24
-        version: 4.17.24
+      '@types/lodash-es':
+        specifier: 4.17.12
+        version: 4.17.12
       '@webgpu/types':
         specifier: 0.1.71
         version: 0.1.71
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ importers:
       '@alleninstitute/vis-geometry':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../geometry
-      lodash:
+      lodash-es:
         specifier: 4.18.1
         version: 4.18.1
       regl:
@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ importers:
         specifier: 4.4.3
         version: 4.4.3
     devDependencies:
-      '@types/lodash':
-        specifier: 4.17.24
-        version: 4.17.24
+      '@types/lodash-es':
+        specifier: 4.17.12
+        version: 4.17.12
 
   site:
     dependencies:
@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@ importers:
       '@astrojs/starlight':
         specifier: 0.37.6
         version: 0.37.6(astro@5.17.1(@types/node@22.1.0)(lightningcss@1.30.2)(rollup@4.62.3)(typescript@5.9.3)(yaml@2.8.1))
-      '@types/lodash':
-        specifier: 4.17.23
-        version: 4.17.23
+      '@types/lodash-es':
+        specifier: 4.17.12
+        version: 4.17.12
       '@types/react':
         specifier: 19.2.13
         version: 19.2.13
@@ -183,9 +183,9 @@ importers:
       kiwi-schema:
         specifier: 0.5.0
         version: 0.5.0
-      lodash:
-        specifier: 4.17.23
-        version: 4.17.23
+      lodash-es:
+        specifier: 4.18.1
+        version: 4.18.1
       react:
         specifier: 19.2.4
         version: 19.2.4
@@ -2087,11 +2087,11 @@ packages:
   '@types/js-yaml@4.0.9':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-k4MGaQl5TGo/iipqb2UDG2UwjXziSWkh0uysQelTlJpX1qGlpUZYm8PnO4DxG1qBomtJUdYJ6qR6xdIah10JLg==}
 
-  '@types/lodash@4.17.23':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-RDvF6wTulMPjrNdCoYRC8gNR880JNGT8uB+REUpC2Ns4pRqQJhGz90wh7rgdXDPpCczF3VGktDuFGVnz8zP7HA==}
+  '@types/lodash-es@4.17.12':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-0NgftHUcV4v34VhXm8QBSftKVXtbkBG3ViCjs6+eJ5a6y6Mi/jiFGPc1sC7QK+9BFhWrURE3EOggmWaSxL9OzQ==}
 
-  '@types/lodash@4.17.24':
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-gIW7lQLZbue7lRSWEFql49QJJWThrTFFeIMJdp3eH4tKoxm1OvEPg02rm4wCCSHS0cL3/Fizimb35b7k8atwsQ==}
+  '@types/lodash@4.17.25':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-+K1NIO8I+F9/wNulfVvu23QYd0Pe9/OCqRrim4NoYIf1VoEDL90Ve4ClzpyqBLc7NpGGWRvYNCKZ1BE/Jpf8dQ==}
 
   '@types/mdast@4.0.4':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-kGaNbPh1k7AFzgpud/gMdvIm5xuECykRR+JnWKQno9TAXVa6WIVCGTPvYGekIDL4uwCZQSYbUxNBSb1aUo79oA==}
@@ -3029,15 +3029,12 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-9bMdFfc80S+vSldBmG3HOuLVHnxRdNTlpzR6QDnzqCQtCzGUEAGTzBKYMeIM+I/sU4oZfgbcbS7X7F65/z/oxQ==}
     hasBin: true
 
+  lodash-es@4.18.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-J8xewKD/Gk22OZbhpOVSwcs60zhd95ESDwezOFuA3/099925PdHJ7OFHNTGtajL3AlZkykD32HykiMo+BIBI8A==}
+
   lodash@4.17.21:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-v2kDEe57lecTulaDIuNTPy3Ry4gLGJ6Z1O3vE1krgXZNrsQ+LFTGHVxVjcXPs17LhbZVGedAJv8XZ1tvj5FvSg==}
 
-  lodash@4.17.23:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-LgVTMpQtIopCi79SJeDiP0TfWi5CNEc/L/aRdTh3yIvmZXTnheWpKjSZhnvMl8iXbC1tFg9gdHHDMLoV7CnG+w==}
-
-  lodash@4.18.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-dMInicTPVE8d1e5otfwmmjlxkZoUpiVLwyeTdUsi/Caj/gfzzblBcCE5sRHV/AsjuCmxWrte2TNGSYuCeCq+0Q==}
-
   longest-streak@3.1.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-9Ri+o0JYgehTaVBBDoMqIl8GXtbWg711O3srftcHhZ0dqnETqLaoIK0x17fUw9rFSlK/0NlsKe0Ahhyl5pXE2g==}
 
@@ -6115,9 +6112,11 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@types/js-yaml@4.0.9': {}
 
-  '@types/lodash@4.17.23': {}
+  '@types/lodash-es@4.17.12':
+    dependencies:
+      '@types/lodash': 4.17.25
 
-  '@types/lodash@4.17.24': {}
+  '@types/lodash@4.17.25': {}
 
   '@types/mdast@4.0.4':
     dependencies:
@@ -7272,11 +7271,9 @@ snapshots:
       '@lmdb/lmdb-linux-x64': 2.8.5
       '@lmdb/lmdb-win32-x64': 2.8.5
 
-  lodash@4.17.21: {}
-
-  lodash@4.17.23: {}
+  lodash-es@4.18.1: {}
 
-  lodash@4.18.1: {}
+  lodash@4.17.21: {}
 
   longest-streak@3.1.0: {}
 
diff --git a/site/package.json b/site/package.json
index c95f1658..b5a12e7d 100644
--- a/site/package.json
+++ b/site/package.json
@@ -55,14 +55,14 @@
         "@astrojs/mdx": "4.3.13",
         "@astrojs/react": "4.4.2",
         "@astrojs/starlight": "0.37.6",
-        "@types/lodash": "4.17.23",
+        "@types/lodash-es": "4.17.12",
         "@types/react": "19.2.13",
         "@types/react-dom": "19.2.3",
         "astro": "5.17.1",
         "file-saver": "2.0.5",
         "json5": "2.2.3",
         "kiwi-schema": "0.5.0",
-        "lodash": "4.17.23",
+        "lodash-es": "4.18.1",
         "react": "19.2.4",
         "react-dom": "19.2.4",
         "regl": "2.1.1",
diff --git a/site/src/examples/common/loaders/ome-zarr/sliceWorkerPool.ts b/site/src/examples/common/loaders/ome-zarr/sliceWorkerPool.ts
index 1c167e9c..653238f2 100644
--- a/site/src/examples/common/loaders/ome-zarr/sliceWorkerPool.ts
+++ b/site/src/examples/common/loaders/ome-zarr/sliceWorkerPool.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { Decoder, OmeZarrMetadata, OmeZarrShapedDataset, ZarrRequest } from '@alleninstitute/vis-omezarr';
-import uniqueId from 'lodash/uniqueId';
+import { uniqueId } from 'lodash-es';
 import type { ZarrSliceRequest } from './types';
 
 type PromisifiedMessage = {
diff --git a/site/src/examples/data-renderers/simpleAnnotationRenderer.ts b/site/src/examples/data-renderers/simpleAnnotationRenderer.ts
index 24e28a43..439a29ae 100644
--- a/site/src/examples/data-renderers/simpleAnnotationRenderer.ts
+++ b/site/src/examples/data-renderers/simpleAnnotationRenderer.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Box2D, type box2D } from '@alleninstitute/vis-geometry';
 import { type AsyncDataCache, beginLongRunningFrame } from '@alleninstitute/vis-core';
-import flatten from 'lodash/flatten';
+import { flatten } from 'lodash-es';
 import type REGL from 'regl';
 import type { Camera } from '../common/camera';
 import type { ColumnData } from '../common/loaders/scatterplot/scatterbrain-loader';
diff --git a/site/src/examples/data-renderers/versa-renderer.ts b/site/src/examples/data-renderers/versa-renderer.ts
index e3ead7da..4d7016c6 100644
--- a/site/src/examples/data-renderers/versa-renderer.ts
+++ b/site/src/examples/data-renderers/versa-renderer.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
     sizeInUnits,
 } from '@alleninstitute/vis-omezarr';
 import { logger } from '@alleninstitute/vis-core';
-import omit from 'lodash/omit';
+import { omit } from 'lodash-es';
 import type REGL from 'regl';
 import type { Framebuffer2D } from 'regl';
 import type { Camera } from '../common/camera';