diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 5bc8e0b..1808f12 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "jsonwebtoken": "^8.5.1",
     "mongoose": "^5.8.1",
     "multer": "^1.4.2",
-    "nodemailer": "^6.4.2",
+    "nodemailer": "^6.4.16",
     "nodemailer-express-handlebars": "^3.1.0",
     "pg": "^7.14.0",
     "pg-hstore": "^2.3.3",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index a7eca6e..3d45978 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -2012,10 +2012,10 @@ nodemailer-express-handlebars@^3.1.0:
   dependencies:
     express-handlebars "^3.0.0"
 
-nodemailer@^6.4.2:
-  version "6.4.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nodemailer/-/nodemailer-6.4.2.tgz#7147550e32cdc37453380ab78d2074533966090a"
-  integrity sha512-g0n4nH1ONGvqYo1v72uSWvF/MRNnnq1LzmSzXb/6EPF3LFb51akOhgG3K2+aETAsJx90/Q5eFNTntu4vBCwyQQ==
+nodemailer@^6.4.16:
+  version "6.4.16"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nodemailer/-/nodemailer-6.4.16.tgz#5cb6391b1d79ab7eff32d6f9f48366b5a7117293"
+  integrity sha512-68K0LgZ6hmZ7PVmwL78gzNdjpj5viqBdFqKrTtr9bZbJYj6BRj5W6WGkxXrEnUl3Co3CBXi3CZBUlpV/foGnOQ==
 
 nodemon@^2.0.2:
   version "2.0.2"