diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 1f22341..327cf8e 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         "helmet": "^7.1.0",
         "jsdom": "^23.2.0",
         "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
-        "nodemailer": "^7.0.3",
+        "nodemailer": "^8.0.4",
         "pg": "^8.16.2",
         "uuid": "^9.0.1",
         "winston": "^3.17.0"