diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 1f179a9..7f8bf44 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "axios": "^0.19.2",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
-    "mongoose": "^5.9.5"
+    "mongoose": "^5.9.6"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "nodemon": "^2.0.2"
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index c2f5c1a..6c84b08 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -724,16 +724,16 @@ mongoose-legacy-pluralize@1.0.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mongoose-legacy-pluralize/-/mongoose-legacy-pluralize-1.0.2.tgz#3ba9f91fa507b5186d399fb40854bff18fb563e4"
   integrity sha512-Yo/7qQU4/EyIS8YDFSeenIvXxZN+ld7YdV9LqFVQJzTLye8unujAWPZ4NWKfFA+RNjh+wvTWKY9Z3E5XM6ZZiQ==
 
-mongoose@^5.9.5:
-  version "5.9.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mongoose/-/mongoose-5.9.5.tgz#ac3b532197b961da4b9e08f8be1ed8bbd5d53b5f"
-  integrity sha512-2kMNZCZRWCMtww4f//CwdGH6BjO3+9/c3YdsC6nbzdJVyl8+GRtNfgrKUge3226VZXXLJa6LwxXN2K8/Dh4irg==
+mongoose@^5.9.6:
+  version "5.9.9"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mongoose/-/mongoose-5.9.9.tgz#8e242330bcae306467936e3e65374bb84f3c06f6"
+  integrity sha512-pLkIkM7XQwfbQ+xK1l57Zv0DYPH190/I6Cv5+PbJGfAU0HvX0atMlp+vly8zcjNTEvTkVM80qA5eBYBvZyLYXw==
   dependencies:
     bson "~1.1.1"
     kareem "2.3.1"
     mongodb "3.5.5"
     mongoose-legacy-pluralize "1.0.2"
-    mpath "0.6.0"
+    mpath "0.7.0"
     mquery "3.2.2"
     ms "2.1.2"
     regexp-clone "1.0.0"
@@ -741,10 +741,10 @@ mongoose@^5.9.5:
     sift "7.0.1"
     sliced "1.0.1"
 
-mpath@0.6.0:
-  version "0.6.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mpath/-/mpath-0.6.0.tgz#aa922029fca4f0f641f360e74c5c1b6a4c47078e"
-  integrity sha512-i75qh79MJ5Xo/sbhxrDrPSEG0H/mr1kcZXJ8dH6URU5jD/knFxCVqVC/gVSW7GIXL/9hHWlT9haLbCXWOll3qw==
+mpath@0.7.0:
+  version "0.7.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mpath/-/mpath-0.7.0.tgz#20e8102e276b71709d6e07e9f8d4d0f641afbfb8"
+  integrity sha512-Aiq04hILxhz1L+f7sjGyn7IxYzWm1zLNNXcfhDtx04kZ2Gk7uvFdgZ8ts1cWa/6d0TQmag2yR8zSGZUmp0tFNg==
 
 mquery@3.2.2:
   version "3.2.2"