diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index d3803d0..2117417 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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         "express": "^4.18.2",
-        "express-rate-limit": "^7.1.5",
+        "express-rate-limit": "^8.2.1",
         "helmet": "^7.1.0",
         "morgan": "^1.10.0",
         "pg": "^8.12.0",
@@ -2161,10 +2161,13 @@
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     },
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-rate-limit/-/express-rate-limit-7.5.1.tgz",
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+      "version": "8.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-rate-limit/-/express-rate-limit-8.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-PCZEIEIxqwhzw4KF0n7QF4QqruVTcF73O5kFKUnGOyjbCCgizBBiFaYpd/fnBLUMPw/BWw9OsiN7GgrNYr7j6g==",
       "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ip-address": "10.0.1"
+      },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">= 16"
       },
@@ -2623,6 +2626,15 @@
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       "license": "ISC"
     },
+    "node_modules/ip-address": {
+      "version": "10.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ip-address/-/ip-address-10.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-NWv9YLW4PoW2B7xtzaS3NCot75m6nK7Icdv0o3lfMceJVRfSoQwqD4wEH5rLwoKJwUiZ/rfpiVBhnaF0FK4HoA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 12"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/ipaddr.js": {
       "version": "1.9.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ipaddr.js/-/ipaddr.js-1.9.1.tgz",
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 0b3fbba..23fecf4 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "helmet": "^7.1.0",
     "morgan": "^1.10.0",
     "pg": "^8.12.0",
-    "express-rate-limit": "^7.1.5",
+    "express-rate-limit": "^8.2.1",
     "uuid": "^9.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {