diff --git a/backend/services/submission/go.mod b/backend/services/submission/go.mod
index aebb2f67..b909697f 100644
--- a/backend/services/submission/go.mod
+++ b/backend/services/submission/go.mod
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ toolchain go1.26.10
 
 require (
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
-	github.com/jackc/pgx/v5 v5.11.0
+	github.com/jackc/pgx/v5 v5.12.0
 	github.com/nats-io/nats.go v1.55.0
 	github.com/stjosephsplacements/AetherCode/libs/pkg v0.0.0
 	github.com/stjosephsplacements/AetherCode/libs/proto v0.0.0
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.30.0 // indirect
 	github.com/jackc/pgpassfile v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/jackc/pgservicefile v0.0.0-20240606120523-5a60cdf6a761 // indirect
-	github.com/jackc/puddle/v2 v2.2.2 // indirect
+	github.com/jackc/puddle/v2 v2.2.3 // indirect
 	github.com/jinzhu/inflection v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/jinzhu/now v1.1.5 // indirect
 	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.20.1 // indirect
diff --git a/backend/services/submission/go.sum b/backend/services/submission/go.sum
index 2779f52b..02be8614 100644
--- a/backend/services/submission/go.sum
+++ b/backend/services/submission/go.sum
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ github.com/jackc/pgpassfile v1.0.0 h1:/6Hmqy13Ss2zCq62VdNG8tM1wchn8zjSGOBJ6icpsI
 github.com/jackc/pgpassfile v1.0.0/go.mod h1:CEx0iS5ambNFdcRtxPj5JhEz+xB6uRky5eyVu/W2HEg=
 github.com/jackc/pgservicefile v0.0.0-20240606120523-5a60cdf6a761 h1:iCEnooe7UlwOQYpKFhBabPMi4aNAfoODPEFNiAnClxo=
 github.com/jackc/pgservicefile v0.0.0-20240606120523-5a60cdf6a761/go.mod h1:5TJZWKEWniPve33vlWYSoGYefn3gLQRzjfDlhSJ9ZKM=
-github.com/jackc/pgx/v5 v5.11.0 h1:IzBBtyK9AHqf98cctWFifYSci2hgQR/cd56wB4p+ogg=
-github.com/jackc/pgx/v5 v5.11.0/go.mod h1:mal1tBGAFfLHvZzaYh77YS/eC6IX9OWbRV1QIIM0Jn4=
-github.com/jackc/puddle/v2 v2.2.2 h1:PR8nw+E/1w0GLuRFSmiioY6UooMp6KJv0/61nB7icHo=
-github.com/jackc/puddle/v2 v2.2.2/go.mod h1:vriiEXHvEE654aYKXXjOvZM39qJ0q+azkZFrfEOc3H4=
+github.com/jackc/pgx/v5 v5.12.0 h1:hWwax8YiGT0YiN50U1oIDn5kgR7KC2tG3rmavwpPkxY=
+github.com/jackc/pgx/v5 v5.12.0/go.mod h1:u2Fi6no03HCSBYE+ZVdLxbwdu3xyi2vU+K/YNJioSds=
+github.com/jackc/puddle/v2 v2.2.3 h1:f8HoREISb3l5eO9coPgK7U3hKLhWGokOFVcThl5jrao=
+github.com/jackc/puddle/v2 v2.2.3/go.mod h1:vriiEXHvEE654aYKXXjOvZM39qJ0q+azkZFrfEOc3H4=
 github.com/jinzhu/inflection v1.0.0 h1:K317FqzuhWc8YvSVlFMCCUb36O/S9MCKRDI7QkRKD/E=
 github.com/jinzhu/inflection v1.0.0/go.mod h1:h+uFLlag+Qp1Va5pdKtLDYj+kHp5pxUVkryuEj+Srlc=
 github.com/jinzhu/now v1.1.5 h1:/o9tlHleP7gOFmsnYNz3RGnqzefHA47wQpKrrdTIwXQ=