diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 5985b673..7fc2deb0 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ unreleased
 * fix: use static exports instead of lazy getters to improve ESM compatibility
 * feat: add subpath exports for individual parsers
 * deps:
+  * content-type@^2.0.0
   * http-errors@^2.0.1
   * iconv-lite^0.7.2
   * qs@^6.15.0
   * raw-body@^3.0.1
+  * type-is@^2.1.0
 
 2.2.2 / 2026-01-07
 =========================
@@ -19,11 +21,11 @@ unreleased
 =========================
 
 * Security fix for [GHSA-wqch-xfxh-vrr4](https://github.com/expressjs/body-parser/security/advisories/GHSA-wqch-xfxh-vrr4)
-* deps: 
+* deps:
   * type-is@^2.0.1
   * iconv-lite@^0.7.0
     * Handle split surrogate pairs when encoding UTF-8
-    * Avoid false positives in `encodingExists` by using prototype-less objects 
+    * Avoid false positives in `encodingExists` by using prototype-less objects
   * raw-body@^3.0.1
   * debug@^4.4.3
 
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ This incorporates all changes after 1.19.1 up to 1.20.2.
   * deps: qs@6.13.0
   * add `depth` option to customize the depth level in the parser
   * IMPORTANT: The default `depth` level for parsing URL-encoded data is now `32` (previously was `Infinity`)
- 
+
 1.20.2 / 2023-02-21
 ===================
 
diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index 232e2e25..67c7533b 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -25,11 +25,9 @@ module.exports = {
  * @private
  */
 function getCharset (req) {
-  try {
-    return (contentType.parse(req).parameters.charset || '').toLowerCase()
-  } catch {
-    return undefined
-  }
+  var header = req.headers['content-type']
+  if (!header) return undefined
+  return contentType.parse(header).parameters.charset?.toLowerCase()
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index afb6ec5b..a608808c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "bytes": "^3.1.2",
-    "content-type": "^1.0.5",
+    "content-type": "^2.0.0",
     "debug": "^4.4.3",
     "http-errors": "^2.0.1",
     "iconv-lite": "^0.7.2",
     "on-finished": "^2.4.1",
     "qs": "^6.15.0",
     "raw-body": "^3.0.2",
-    "type-is": "^2.0.1"
+    "type-is": "^2.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "eslint": "^8.57.1",