diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 1d4219d..cf0ae26 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@
     "python-shell": "^0.4.0",
     "request": "^2.81.0",
     "utf-8-validate": "^3.0.1",
-    "ws": "^2.2.3"
+    "ws": "^7.2.0"
   }
 }