diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index 0e81c5d..37c9705 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -3337,9 +3337,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-7.2.5.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-7.4.6.tgz",
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diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index f997ef4..2f1892e 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
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     "@tensorflow/tfjs-node": "^1.7.3",
     "short-uuid": "^3.1.1",
-    "ws": "^7.2.5"
+    "ws": "^7.4.6"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "ava": "^3.8.1",