diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 1e8d49f3..0d81649d 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     "gravatar": "^1.8.2",
     "helmet": "^7.0.0",
     "mongoose": "^7.5.0",
-    "nodemailer": "^6.9.4",
+    "nodemailer": "^6.9.9",
     "passport": "^0.6.0",
     "passport-facebook": "^3.0.0",
     "passport-google-oauth20": "^2.0.0",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index ddee98b3..6fa1f4c6 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -5237,10 +5237,10 @@ node-releases@^2.0.13:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-releases/-/node-releases-2.0.13.tgz#d5ed1627c23e3461e819b02e57b75e4899b1c81d"
   integrity sha512-uYr7J37ae/ORWdZeQ1xxMJe3NtdmqMC/JZK+geofDrkLUApKRHPd18/TxtBOJ4A0/+uUIliorNrfYV6s1b02eQ==
 
-nodemailer@^6.9.4:
-  version "6.9.6"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nodemailer/-/nodemailer-6.9.6.tgz#5a38a2a4d9fb1e349542a138f9e2d5c760a663ed"
-  integrity sha512-s7pDtWwe5fLMkQUhw8TkWB/wnZ7SRdd9HRZslq/s24hlZvBP3j32N/ETLmnqTpmj4xoBZL9fOWyCIZ7r2HORHg==
+nodemailer@^6.9.9:
+  version "6.9.9"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nodemailer/-/nodemailer-6.9.9.tgz#4549bfbf710cc6addec5064dd0f19874d24248d9"
+  integrity sha512-dexTll8zqQoVJEZPwQAKzxxtFn0qTnjdQTchoU6Re9BUUGBJiOy3YMn/0ShTW6J5M0dfQ1NeDeRTTl4oIWgQMA==
 
 nopt@^5.0.0:
   version "5.0.0"