diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 7a730f9cdf..0c0fada065 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM node:18.12.1
+FROM node:18.20.5-alpine3.20
 
 RUN npm install -g npm@9.1.3
 
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index 42459a2db3..0f5ca59ec1 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
     "bcryptjs": "^2.4.3",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "dotenv": "14.0.0",
-    "express": "^4.18.1",
-    "express-session": "^1.17.3",
+    "express": "^4.21.2",
+    "express-session": "^1.18.1",
     "express-validator": "^6.14.2",
     "http-errors": "^2.0.0",
     "passport": "0.6.0",