diff --git a/backend/build.gradle b/backend/build.gradle
index c0df021d73..987af998c6 100644
--- a/backend/build.gradle
+++ b/backend/build.gradle
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     implementation 'ca.uhn.hapi.fhir:hapi-fhir-structures-r4:6.10.4'
 
-    implementation 'commons-validator:commons-validator:1.8.0'
+    implementation 'commons-validator:commons-validator:1.9.0'
 
     // Needed for Liquibase Gradle Plugin 2.2.0
     liquibaseRuntime 'info.picocli:picocli:4.7.5'
diff --git a/backend/gradle.lockfile b/backend/gradle.lockfile
index dc73a458a2..3f252e55da 100644
--- a/backend/gradle.lockfile
+++ b/backend/gradle.lockfile
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ commons-collections:commons-collections:3.2.2=compileClasspath,runtimeClasspath
 commons-digester:commons-digester:2.1=compileClasspath,runtimeClasspath
 commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload:1.5=compileClasspath,runtimeClasspath
 commons-io:commons-io:2.11.0=compileClasspath,runtimeClasspath
-commons-logging:commons-logging:1.3.0=compileClasspath,runtimeClasspath
-commons-validator:commons-validator:1.8.0=compileClasspath,runtimeClasspath
+commons-logging:commons-logging:1.3.2=compileClasspath,runtimeClasspath
+commons-validator:commons-validator:1.9.0=compileClasspath,runtimeClasspath
 io.github.openfeign.form:feign-form-spring:3.8.0=compileClasspath,runtimeClasspath
 io.github.openfeign.form:feign-form:3.8.0=compileClasspath,runtimeClasspath
 io.github.openfeign:feign-core:12.4=compileClasspath,runtimeClasspath