diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index 4e4ccb1a4..94e15e6b1 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       "name": "backend",
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@google/genai": "^1.45.0",
+        "@google/genai": "^2.16.0",
         "@google/generative-ai": "^0.24.1",
         "browser-image-compression": "^2.0.2",
         "dotenv": "^16.6.1",
@@ -81,9 +81,10 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@google/genai": {
-      "version": "1.45.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@google/genai/-/genai-1.45.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-+sNRWhKiRibVgc4OKi7aBJJ0A7RcoVD8tGG+eFkqxAWRjASDW+ktS9lLwTDnAxZICzCVoeAdu8dYLJVTX60N9w==",
+      "version": "2.16.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@google/genai/-/genai-2.16.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-K+1C1sqR0u7NJ5xpKJCQBws0QXpfuklo3WTNuUIMvtbQfNW2O5OohX0BYT2V+PXzsUzQEwGCXPWQxttLyGQ6xw==",
+      "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "google-auth-library": "^10.3.0",
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index df4373949..342fa2270 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@google/genai": "^1.45.0",
+    "@google/genai": "^2.16.0",
     "@google/generative-ai": "^0.24.1",
     "browser-image-compression": "^2.0.2",
     "dotenv": "^16.6.1",