diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index 64215a5..784da9b 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
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         "range-parser": "~1.2.1",
@@ -1150,6 +1150,10 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express/-/express-4.21.2.tgz",
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diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index b374248..a8b430d 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
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     "cors": "^2.8.5",
-    "express": "^4.21.0",
+    "express": "^4.21.2",
     "express-rate-limit": "^7.4.1",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
     "multer": "^1.4.5-lts.1",