diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index a65ad42..c8af47e 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
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         "dotenv": "^17.3.1",
         "express": "^5.2.1",
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         "helmet": "^8.3.0",
         "pg": "^8.19.0"
       },
@@ -3256,10 +3256,14 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-rate-limit/-/express-rate-limit-7.5.1.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-rate-limit/-/express-rate-limit-8.6.1.tgz",
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       "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "debug": "^4.4.3",
+        "ip-address": "^10.2.0"
+      },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">= 16"
       },
@@ -3854,6 +3858,15 @@
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       "license": "ISC"
     },
+    "node_modules/ip-address": {
+      "version": "10.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ip-address/-/ip-address-10.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1e9d3kb97NHJTIJDZW9rKqW2h6+dFa50Dy0fpPSMQp2ADje5gvKsXmdiK6dwY5t76TaTt5+P5N1Y/LoToIxP6g==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 12"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/ipaddr.js": {
       "version": "1.9.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ipaddr.js/-/ipaddr.js-1.9.1.tgz",
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 090e462..00364ba 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "crypto": "^1.0.1",
     "dotenv": "^17.3.1",
     "express": "^5.2.1",
-    "express-rate-limit": "^7.5.1",
+    "express-rate-limit": "^8.6.1",
     "helmet": "^8.3.0",
     "pg": "^8.19.0"
   },