diff --git a/NOTICE.txt b/NOTICE.txt
index 6782c1dbc53..4384564dba4 100644
--- a/NOTICE.txt
+++ b/NOTICE.txt
@@ -1296,11 +1296,11 @@ SOFTWARE
 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Dependency : github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-libs
-Version: v0.18.2
+Version: v0.18.8
 Licence type (autodetected): Apache-2.0
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-Contents of probable licence file $GOMODCACHE/github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-libs@v0.18.2/LICENSE:
+Contents of probable licence file $GOMODCACHE/github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-libs@v0.18.8/LICENSE:
 
                                  Apache License
                            Version 2.0, January 2004
diff --git a/changelog/fragments/1740772872-mitigate-symlink-following-when-rotating-files.yaml b/changelog/fragments/1740772872-mitigate-symlink-following-when-rotating-files.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..60827bd41f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/fragments/1740772872-mitigate-symlink-following-when-rotating-files.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Kind can be one of:
+# - breaking-change: a change to previously-documented behavior
+# - deprecation: functionality that is being removed in a later release
+# - bug-fix: fixes a problem in a previous version
+# - enhancement: extends functionality but does not break or fix existing behavior
+# - feature: new functionality
+# - known-issue: problems that we are aware of in a given version
+# - security: impacts on the security of a product or a user’s deployment.
+# - upgrade: important information for someone upgrading from a prior version
+# - other: does not fit into any of the other categories
+kind: bug-fix
+
+# Change summary; a 80ish characters long description of the change.
+summary: Rotate logger output file when writing to a symbolic link
+
+# Long description; in case the summary is not enough to describe the change
+# this field accommodate a description without length limits.
+# NOTE: This field will be rendered only for breaking-change and known-issue kinds at the moment.
+description: |
+  The agent logger rotates files when necessary.  
+  Elastic Agent now forces a file rotation when unexpectedly writing to a file through a symbolic link.
+
+# Affected component; usually one of "elastic-agent", "fleet-server", "filebeat", "metricbeat", "auditbeat", "all", etc.
+component: elastic-agent
+
+# PR URL; optional; the PR number that added the changeset.
+# If not present is automatically filled by the tooling finding the PR where this changelog fragment has been added.
+# NOTE: the tooling supports backports, so it's able to fill the original PR number instead of the backport PR number.
+# Please provide it if you are adding a fragment for a different PR.
+pr: https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/6938
+
+# Issue URL; optional; the GitHub issue related to this changeset (either closes or is part of).
+# If not present is automatically filled by the tooling with the issue linked to the PR number.
+#issue: https://github.com/owner/repo/1234
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index fec41117cb7..4578056691f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/dolmen-go/contextio v0.0.0-20200217195037-68fc5150bcd5
 	github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-autodiscover v0.9.0
 	github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-client/v7 v7.17.1
-	github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-libs v0.18.2
+	github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-libs v0.18.8
 	github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-system-metrics v0.11.8
 	github.com/elastic/elastic-transport-go/v8 v8.6.1
 	github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v8 v8.17.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 77cb373dfeb..535f8cba688 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -264,8 +264,8 @@ github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-autodiscover v0.9.0 h1:+iWIKh0u3e8I+CJa3FfWe9h0
 github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-autodiscover v0.9.0/go.mod h1:5iUxLHhVdaGSWYTveSwfJEY4RqPXTG13LPiFoxcpFd4=
 github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-client/v7 v7.17.1 h1:ORCDXzFs1JyhI5neWbTAPWCwaFi+BtKojSLiCpaAbf0=
 github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-client/v7 v7.17.1/go.mod h1:jzDEz8agLzinQEbEgLOuVM3wl6SoMybHnarQBTN1wYM=
-github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-libs v0.18.2 h1:jQrGytcG67YEhK9JzUhM1Yb6j9Ied68iYrWK8mlIV5M=
-github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-libs v0.18.2/go.mod h1:rWdyrrAFzZwgNNi41Tsqhlt2c2GdXWhCEwcsnqISJ2U=
+github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-libs v0.18.8 h1:YCokiu33g0A5Glz+iizexgrv86ftItK7ono4RfNRdRw=
+github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-libs v0.18.8/go.mod h1:Repx7BMzE1v/gTipPogNIQeEnSGwOWGBC63h7h9c5aM=
 github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-system-metrics v0.11.8 h1:O12rj3Gojqa9UX8gA6Dj1XDIGeZXgXOAvxQbvC+XLbA=
 github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-system-metrics v0.11.8/go.mod h1:FgtshyeVEAxNqRoFkdL0MpCW0rHxQGFNEKjIsxfcrag=
 github.com/elastic/elastic-transport-go/v8 v8.6.1 h1:h2jQRqH6eLGiBSN4eZbQnJLtL4bC5b4lfVFRjw2R4e4=