diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 3c1eaeb..6c29b09 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "@types/jsonwebtoken": "^8.3.0",
     "@types/mongoose": "^5.3.12",
     "@types/nodemailer": "^4.6.7",
-    "bcrypt": "^3.0.3",
+    "bcrypt": "^5.0.0",
     "body-parser": "^1.18.3",
     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.4",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",