diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7710342..bb84c3a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ For major (breaking) changes - **version 4, 3 and 2** - see end of page.
 
 | Version | Date       | Comment                                                                                             |
 | ------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| 5.24.9  | 2025-01-04 | `checkWebsite()` reestablished certificate validation                                               |
 | 5.24.8  | 2025-01-03 | `powerShell()` detect default installation path (windows)                                           |
 | 5.24.7  | 2025-01-03 | `system()` chassis type parsing improved (macOS)                                                    |
 | 5.24.6  | 2025-01-02 | `cpu()` clean brand string (linux)                                                                  |
diff --git a/docs/history.html b/docs/history.html
index b48e9df..14a9f62 100644
--- a/docs/history.html
+++ b/docs/history.html
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@
                     </tr>
                   </thead>
                   <tbody>
+                    <tr>
+                      <th scope="row">5.24.9</th>
+                      <td>2025-01-04</td>
+                      <td><span class="code">checkWebsite()</span> reestablished certificate validation</td>
+                    </tr>
                     <tr>
                       <th scope="row">5.24.8</th>
                       <td>2025-01-03</td>
diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html
index 414919c..87530fa 100644
--- a/docs/index.html
+++ b/docs/index.html
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
       <img class="logo" src="assets/logo.png" alt="logo">
       <div class="title">systeminformation</div>
       <div class="subtitle"><span id="typed"></span>&nbsp;</div>
-      3<div class="version">New Version: <span id="version">5.24.8</span></div>
+      3<div class="version">New Version: <span id="version">5.24.9</span></div>
       <button class="btn btn-light" onclick="location.href='https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation'">View on Github <i class=" fab fa-github"></i></button>
     </div>
     <div class="down">
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
           <div class="title">Downloads last month</div>
         </div>
         <div class="col-xl-4 col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-12">
-          <div class="numbers">792</div>
+          <div class="numbers">793</div>
           <div class="title">Dependents</div>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/lib/util.js b/lib/util.js
index c03ddad..50d68b9 100644
--- a/lib/util.js
+++ b/lib/util.js
@@ -2515,7 +2515,7 @@ function checkWebsite(url, timeout = 5000) {
   const t = Date.now();
   return new Promise((resolve) => {
     const request = http
-      .get(url, { rejectUnauthorized: false }, function (res) {
+      .get(url, function (res) {
         res.on('data', () => { });
         res.on('end', () => {
           resolve({