diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ae2d944..876cf01 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
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         "email-validator": "^2.0.4",
         "express": "^4.18.2",
-        "express-rate-limit": "^6.9.0",
+        "express-rate-limit": "^7.1.2",
         "express-validator": "^7.0.1",
         "google-auth-library": "^9.0.0",
         "helmet": "^7.0.0",
@@ -2240,11 +2240,11 @@
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     "node_modules/express-rate-limit": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-rate-limit/-/express-rate-limit-6.9.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-AnISR3V8qy4gpKM62/TzYdoFO9NV84fBx0POXzTryHU/qGUJBWuVGd+JhbvtVmKBv37t8/afmqdnv16xWoQxag==",
+      "version": "7.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-rate-limit/-/express-rate-limit-7.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-uvkFt5JooXDhUhrfgqXLyIsAMRCtU1o8W/p0Q2p5U2ude7fEOfFaP0kSYbHOHmPbA9ZEm1JqrRne3vL9pVCBXA==",
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 14.0.0"
+        "node": ">= 16"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "express": "^4 || ^5"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 94d3897..464928c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "dotenv": "^16.0.3",
     "email-validator": "^2.0.4",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
-    "express-rate-limit": "^6.9.0",
+    "express-rate-limit": "^7.1.2",
     "express-validator": "^7.0.1",
     "google-auth-library": "^9.0.0",
     "helmet": "^7.0.0",