diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index f850b497..0b6ffe62 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "config": "^3.3.9",
     "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
-    "express-rate-limit": "^7.1.0",
+    "express-rate-limit": "^7.1.4",
     "handlebars": "^4.7.8",
     "mimetext": "^3.0.16",
     "nanoid": "3.3.4",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 63e44017..a6248235 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2571,7 +2571,7 @@ __metadata:
     eslint-config-prettier: ^9.0.0
     eslint-plugin-prettier: ^5.0.0
     express: ^4.18.2
-    express-rate-limit: ^7.1.0
+    express-rate-limit: ^7.1.4
     handlebars: ^4.7.8
     jest: ^29.7.0
     jest-mock-extended: ^3.0.5
@@ -5715,12 +5715,12 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"express-rate-limit@npm:^7.1.0":
-  version: 7.1.1
-  resolution: "express-rate-limit@npm:7.1.1"
+"express-rate-limit@npm:^7.1.4":
+  version: 7.1.4
+  resolution: "express-rate-limit@npm:7.1.4"
   peerDependencies:
-    express: ^4 || ^5
-  checksum: d5b6a171e7faad25ef38e280cc442fb3baa252b95a16c2fcaee4df04e17af25d89f5f05b9c45bdf4e465f01b3ec9ddab783e7a7427c1bb2138a51592845d2a3c
+    express: 4 || 5 || ^5.0.0-beta.1
+  checksum: d0c2d0511af5b4fb8241ef9fd32ad4e334cf4082523efc720bb6b7756a183f56a2ca5761b81a9cf90c48babc80ba263ad632060c1e1ef800e72332b9a91ef5a2
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard