diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 398810e..199d723 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "jsonwebtoken": "^8.5.1",
     "mongodb": "^3.5.9",
     "multer": "^1.4.2",
-    "nodemailer": "^6.4.6",
+    "nodemailer": "^6.4.16",
     "pg": "^8.0.3",
     "reflect-metadata": "^0.1.13",
     "tsyringe": "^4.2.0",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index a091472..fa29d6e 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -3953,10 +3953,10 @@ node-notifier@^7.0.0:
     uuid "^7.0.3"
     which "^2.0.2"
 
-nodemailer@^6.4.6:
-  version "6.4.6"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nodemailer/-/nodemailer-6.4.6.tgz#d37f504f6560b36616f646a606894fe18819107f"
-  integrity sha512-/kJ+FYVEm2HuUlw87hjSqTss+GU35D4giOpdSfGp7DO+5h6RlJj7R94YaYHOkoxu1CSaM0d3WRBtCzwXrY6MKA==
+nodemailer@^6.4.16:
+  version "6.4.16"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nodemailer/-/nodemailer-6.4.16.tgz#5cb6391b1d79ab7eff32d6f9f48366b5a7117293"
+  integrity sha512-68K0LgZ6hmZ7PVmwL78gzNdjpj5viqBdFqKrTtr9bZbJYj6BRj5W6WGkxXrEnUl3Co3CBXi3CZBUlpV/foGnOQ==
 
 normalize-package-data@^2.3.2, normalize-package-data@^2.3.4, normalize-package-data@^2.5.0:
   version "2.5.0"