diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index 31cc194..aee7ac0 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         "express-basic-auth": "^1.2.1",
         "http": "^0.0.1-security",
         "n-readlines": "^1.0.1",
-        "node-cron": "^3.0.3",
+        "node-cron": "^4.2.1",
         "node-fetch": "^3.2.10",
         "pm2": "^5.4.3",
         "sanitize-filename": "^1.6.3",
@@ -2754,13 +2754,10 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/node-cron": {
-      "version": "3.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-cron/-/node-cron-3.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-dOal67//nohNgYWb+nWmg5dkFdIwDm8EpeGYMekPMrngV3637lqnX0lbUcCtgibHTz6SEz7DAIjKvKDFYCnO1A==",
+      "version": "4.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-cron/-/node-cron-4.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-lgimEHPE/QDgFlywTd8yTR61ptugX3Qer29efeyWw2rv259HtGBNn1vZVmp8lB9uo9wC0t/AT4iGqXxia+CJFg==",
       "license": "ISC",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "uuid": "8.3.2"
-      },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=6.0.0"
       }
@@ -4228,15 +4225,6 @@
         "node": ">= 0.4.0"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/uuid": {
-      "version": "8.3.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-8.3.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-+NYs2QeMWy+GWFOEm9xnn6HCDp0l7QBD7ml8zLUmJ+93Q5NF0NocErnwkTkXVFNiX3/fpC6afS8Dhb/gz7R7eg==",
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "bin": {
-        "uuid": "dist/bin/uuid"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/vary": {
       "version": "1.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vary/-/vary-1.1.2.tgz",
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 50e72ea..784b3ee 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "express-basic-auth": "^1.2.1",
     "http": "^0.0.1-security",
     "n-readlines": "^1.0.1",
-    "node-cron": "^3.0.3",
+    "node-cron": "^4.2.1",
     "node-fetch": "^3.2.10",
     "pm2": "^5.4.3",
     "sanitize-filename": "^1.6.3",