diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index db80d2f..61b7ec8 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -16,15 +16,15 @@
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+        "url": "https://dotenvx.com"
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+      },
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@@ -2369,9 +2381,10 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/validator/-/validator-13.12.0.tgz",
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+      "license": "MIT",
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diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 1fb9591..aae0c46 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@
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     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "csurf": "^1.10.0",
-    "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
     "express": "^4.21.0",
     "helmet": "^7.1.0",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
     "mongoose": "^7.8.1",
     "multer": "^1.4.5-lts.1",
-    "nodemon": "^3.0.1",
+    "nodemon": "^3.1.4",
     "path-to-regexp": "^8.1.0",
-    "validator": "^13.11.0"
+    "validator": "^13.12.0"
   }
 }