diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index 20519b7..e5f5d7e 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
         "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
         "express": "^4.19.2",
-        "express-rate-limit": "^7.1.5",
+        "express-rate-limit": "^8.1.0",
         "express-session": "^1.18.2",
         "express-validator": "^7.0.1",
         "geoip-lite": "^1.4.9",
@@ -3548,10 +3548,13 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/express-rate-limit": {
-      "version": "7.5.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-rate-limit/-/express-rate-limit-7.5.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-7iN8iPMDzOMHPUYllBEsQdWVB6fPDMPqwjBaFrgr4Jgr/+okjvzAy+UHlYYL/Vs0OsOrMkwS6PJDkFlJwoxUnw==",
+      "version": "8.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-rate-limit/-/express-rate-limit-8.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-4nLnATuKupnmwqiJc27b4dCFmB/T60ExgmtDD7waf4LdrbJ8CPZzZRHYErDYNhoz+ql8fUdYwM/opf90PoPAQA==",
       "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ip-address": "10.0.1"
+      },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">= 16"
       },
@@ -3562,6 +3565,15 @@
         "express": ">= 4.11"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/express-rate-limit/node_modules/ip-address": {
+      "version": "10.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ip-address/-/ip-address-10.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-NWv9YLW4PoW2B7xtzaS3NCot75m6nK7Icdv0o3lfMceJVRfSoQwqD4wEH5rLwoKJwUiZ/rfpiVBhnaF0FK4HoA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 12"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/express-session": {
       "version": "1.18.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-session/-/express-session-1.18.2.tgz",
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 7e453d4..05fff70 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
     "express": "^4.19.2",
-    "express-rate-limit": "^7.1.5",
+    "express-rate-limit": "^8.1.0",
     "express-session": "^1.18.2",
     "express-validator": "^7.0.1",
     "geoip-lite": "^1.4.9",