diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index 38bd032..d6b543e 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
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         "fastify-plugin": "^4.5.1",
         "ioredis": "^5.11.0",
-        "node-cron": "^3.0.3",
+        "node-cron": "^4.6.0",
         "pino": "^9.5.0",
         "pino-pretty": "^11.3.0",
         "prom-client": "^15.1.0",
@@ -4656,15 +4656,12 @@
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/node-cron": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-cron/-/node-cron-3.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-dOal67//nohNgYWb+nWmg5dkFdIwDm8EpeGYMekPMrngV3637lqnX0lbUcCtgibHTz6SEz7DAIjKvKDFYCnO1A==",
+      "version": "4.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-cron/-/node-cron-4.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Si/bzYiKRHOB8/a99T2+SDGN582ONDMSTlJr5oCkT6GtnqPjZ2s10eoQRYkW9ZHwjVxONL+W8Fb+qR0AHMQsdg==",
       "license": "ISC",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "uuid": "8.3.2"
-      },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=6.0.0"
+        "node": ">=20"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/normalize-path": {
@@ -6116,16 +6113,6 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
-    "node_modules/uuid": {
-      "version": "8.3.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-8.3.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-+NYs2QeMWy+GWFOEm9xnn6HCDp0l7QBD7ml8zLUmJ+93Q5NF0NocErnwkTkXVFNiX3/fpC6afS8Dhb/gz7R7eg==",
-      "deprecated": "uuid@10 and below is no longer supported.  For ESM codebases, update to uuid@latest.  For CommonJS codebases, use uuid@11 (but be aware this version will likely be deprecated in 2028).",
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "bin": {
-        "uuid": "dist/bin/uuid"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/vite": {
       "version": "5.4.21",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vite/-/vite-5.4.21.tgz",
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 4193577..e1b0095 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "fastify": "^4.28.1",
     "fastify-plugin": "^4.5.1",
     "ioredis": "^5.11.0",
-    "node-cron": "^3.0.3",
+    "node-cron": "^4.6.0",
     "pino": "^9.5.0",
     "pino-pretty": "^11.3.0",
     "prom-client": "^15.1.0",