diff --git a/apps/backend/package-lock.json b/apps/backend/package-lock.json
index 9ae4ebd..0e4b105 100644
--- a/apps/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/apps/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
         "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
         "express": "^4.19.2",
-        "express-rate-limit": "^7.2.0",
+        "express-rate-limit": "^8.5.2",
         "graphql": "^16.8.1",
         "graphql-depth-limit": "^1.1.0",
         "graphql-query-complexity": "^1.1.1",
@@ -4035,10 +4035,13 @@
       }
     },
     "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": "8.5.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-rate-limit/-/express-rate-limit-8.5.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-5Kb34ipNX694DH48vN9irak1Qx30nb0PLYHXfJgw4YEjiC3ZEmZJhwOp+VfiCYwFzvFTdB9QkArYS5kXa2cx2A==",
       "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ip-address": "^10.2.0"
+      },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">= 16"
       },
@@ -4772,7 +4775,6 @@
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       "integrity": "sha512-/+S6j4E9AHvW9SWMSEY9Xfy66O5PWvVEJ08O0y5JGyEKQpojb0K0GKpz/v5HJ/G0vi3D2sjGK78119oXZeE0qA==",
       "license": "MIT",
-      "optional": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": ">= 12"
       }
diff --git a/apps/backend/package.json b/apps/backend/package.json
index 571a7cf..6d573c8 100644
--- a/apps/backend/package.json
+++ b/apps/backend/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
     "express": "^4.19.2",
-    "express-rate-limit": "^7.2.0",
+    "express-rate-limit": "^8.5.2",
     "graphql": "^16.8.1",
     "graphql-depth-limit": "^1.1.0",
     "graphql-query-complexity": "^1.1.1",