diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 6010e42..fd5921d 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
     "start": "node ./bin/www"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "body-parser": "~1.15.2",
+    "body-parser": "~1.20.4",
     "cookie-parser": "~1.4.3",
     "cors": "^2.8.4",
     "debug": "~2.2.0",
-    "express": "~4.14.0",
+    "express": "~4.22.0",
     "express-jwt": "^5.3.0",
     "express-server-utils": "^1.1.0",
     "jade": "~1.11.0",