diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 7a108b4..dc95e45 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "joi": "^17.11.0",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
     "luxon": "^3.7.2",
-    "mongoose": "^8.0.0",
+    "mongoose": "^8.22.1",
     "multer": "^2.1.1",
     "openai": "^4.20.0",
     "rate-limiter-flexible": "^2.2.4",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7b53fe1..2cd1a42 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         "joi": "^17.11.0",
         "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
         "luxon": "^3.7.2",
-        "mongoose": "^8.0.0",
+        "mongoose": "^8.22.1",
         "multer": "^2.1.1",
         "openai": "^4.20.0",
         "rate-limiter-flexible": "^2.2.4",
@@ -10994,9 +10994,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/mongoose": {
-      "version": "8.19.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mongoose/-/mongoose-8.19.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ww2T4dBV+suCbOfG5YPwj9pLCfUVyj8FEA1D3Ux1HHqutpLxGyOYEPU06iPRBW4cKr3PJfOSYsIpHWPTkz5zig==",
+      "version": "8.22.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mongoose/-/mongoose-8.22.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-c0bzt7ElI1CwWiyFSgg9bfhlFcblAoPwr+gmDcLCryClyKaeixWhP9KDGnr13kRPE8KPAuUN3ZZ3jSDxSPvoTg==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "bson": "^6.10.4",