diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index c8ea0d90..deda2a4b 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         "ejs": "^3.1.9",
         "express": "^4.18.2",
         "express-fileupload": "^1.4.1",
-        "express-rate-limit": "^6.9.0",
+        "express-rate-limit": "^7.0.2",
         "express-session": "^1.17.3",
         "helmet": "^7.0.0",
         "html-metadata": "^1.7.1",
@@ -3573,11 +3573,11 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/express-rate-limit": {
-      "version": "6.11.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-rate-limit/-/express-rate-limit-6.11.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-a7uwwfNTh1U60ssiIkuLFWHt4hAC5yxlLGU2VP0X4YNlyEDZAqF4tK3GD3NSitVBrCQmQ0++0uOyFOgC2y4DDw==",
+      "version": "7.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-rate-limit/-/express-rate-limit-7.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-EZoojG9civtJ6GRR7vE0JErow5q/ltbIl0RGbYhrNJKwBC9/kp2HckpdAvQkkE0sRAAtFDBvILvwZSR2kQroDw==",
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 14"
+        "node": ">= 16"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "express": "^4 || ^5"
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 72945d42..a07e0707 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "ejs": "^3.1.9",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
     "express-fileupload": "^1.4.1",
-    "express-rate-limit": "^6.9.0",
+    "express-rate-limit": "^7.0.2",
     "express-session": "^1.17.3",
     "helmet": "^7.0.0",
     "html-metadata": "^1.7.1",