diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 4003720..a22b5cc 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "express-handlebars": "^3.1.0",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^8.5.1",
     "multer": "^1.4.2",
-    "nodemailer": "^6.3.0",
+    "nodemailer": "^6.4.16",
     "nodemailer-express-handlebars": "^3.1.0",
     "pg": "^7.12.1",
     "pg-hstore": "^2.3.3",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index 41e9a33..15c9743 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -2418,10 +2418,10 @@ nodemailer-express-handlebars@^3.1.0:
   dependencies:
     express-handlebars "^3.0.0"
 
-nodemailer@^6.3.0:
-  version "6.3.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nodemailer/-/nodemailer-6.3.0.tgz#a89b0c62d3937bdcdeecbf55687bd7911b627e12"
-  integrity sha512-TEHBNBPHv7Ie/0o3HXnb7xrPSSQmH1dXwQKRaMKDBGt/ZN54lvDVujP6hKkO/vjkIYL9rK8kHSG11+G42Nhxuw==
+nodemailer@^6.4.16:
+  version "6.4.16"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nodemailer/-/nodemailer-6.4.16.tgz#5cb6391b1d79ab7eff32d6f9f48366b5a7117293"
+  integrity sha512-68K0LgZ6hmZ7PVmwL78gzNdjpj5viqBdFqKrTtr9bZbJYj6BRj5W6WGkxXrEnUl3Co3CBXi3CZBUlpV/foGnOQ==
 
 nodemon@^1.19.1:
   version "1.19.1"