diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 8c246ea..2a65a5b 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "bcrypt": "^5.0.1",
     "body-parser": "^1.20.0",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
-    "express": "^4.18.1",
+    "express": "^4.21.2",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.0",
     "mongoose": "^6.4.6",
     "mongoose-unique-validator": "^3.1.0",