diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index 6e30d18..6fe34c4 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
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                 "helmet": "^7.1.0",
                 "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
                 "morgan": "^1.10.0",
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@@ -487,10 +486,13 @@
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-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-rate-limit/-/express-rate-limit-7.5.1.tgz",
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+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-rate-limit/-/express-rate-limit-8.3.2.tgz",
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             "license": "MIT",
+            "dependencies": {
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+            },
             "engines": {
                 "node": ">= 16"
             },
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             "license": "ISC"
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+        "node_modules/ip-address": {
+            "version": "10.1.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ip-address/-/ip-address-10.1.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-XXADHxXmvT9+CRxhXg56LJovE+bmWnEWB78LB83VZTprKTmaC5QfruXocxzTZ2Kl0DNwKuBdlIhjL8LeY8Sf8Q==",
+            "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 dd68e5e..90d92ae 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
         "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
         "express": "^4.19.2",
-        "express-rate-limit": "^7.4.0",
+        "express-rate-limit": "^8.3.2",
         "helmet": "^7.1.0",
         "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
         "morgan": "^1.10.0",