diff --git a/server/package-lock.json b/server/package-lock.json
index d02ae99..d207431 100644
--- a/server/package-lock.json
+++ b/server/package-lock.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
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         "ejs": "^3.1.9",
         "express": "^4.18.2",
-        "express-rate-limit": "^6.7.1",
+        "express-rate-limit": "^7.1.0",
         "mongoose": "^7.3.2"
       }
     },
@@ -371,11 +371,11 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-rate-limit/-/express-rate-limit-6.9.0.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-rate-limit/-/express-rate-limit-7.1.0.tgz",
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       "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 14.0.0"
+        "node": ">= 16"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "express": "^4 || ^5"
@@ -1471,9 +1471,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-rate-limit/-/express-rate-limit-6.9.0.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-rate-limit/-/express-rate-limit-7.1.0.tgz",
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     "filelist": {
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index be9ce8c..ada0ce6 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
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     "ejs": "^3.1.9",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
-    "express-rate-limit": "^6.7.1",
+    "express-rate-limit": "^7.1.0",
     "mongoose": "^7.3.2"
   }
 }