diff --git a/inter_iit_backend/package.json b/inter_iit_backend/package.json
index 61d5654..6e11f09 100644
--- a/inter_iit_backend/package.json
+++ b/inter_iit_backend/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   "author": "",
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
-    "bcrypt": "^3.0.7",
+    "bcrypt": "^5.0.0",
     "body-parser": "^1.19.0",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "express-session": "^1.17.0",