diff --git a/backend/build.gradle b/backend/build.gradle
index 3017c3b1..6504c3fb 100644
--- a/backend/build.gradle
+++ b/backend/build.gradle
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ subprojects {
         implementation("org.jsoup:jsoup:1.18.1")
 
         implementation("org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-dao:0.39.2")
-        implementation("org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-jdbc:0.39.2")
+        implementation("org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-jdbc:0.53.0")
 
         implementation 'com.zaxxer:HikariCP:5.1.0'