diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index 479ff32e8..ea28de2de 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -8475,18 +8475,18 @@
       }
     },
     "metascraper-author": {
-      "version": "5.7.14",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/metascraper-author/-/metascraper-author-5.7.14.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-P8xpHHoCzlbt1lb8qKbkz9XQ4MWC0c9ElKFORQ1GPmSVh0n+aTO1APKofFYcnl9rq6QIyYU4PLTqQZ54KXMqtA==",
+      "version": "5.7.17",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/metascraper-author/-/metascraper-author-5.7.17.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vaMAn6glCr9f2PGvNObqMI7ECtQ7+CMkXSxKyn3fyxRVKnV95fBR+xi4+UJ2DWqTvVQ6t7gZwlzFWA4CwxfniQ==",
       "requires": {
-        "@metascraper/helpers": "^5.7.14",
+        "@metascraper/helpers": "^5.7.17",
         "lodash": "~4.17.15"
       },
       "dependencies": {
         "@metascraper/helpers": {
-          "version": "5.7.14",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@metascraper/helpers/-/helpers-5.7.14.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-xQa24LVinzyT/5H4LKNP4YDdR/kcz+j5GIIB123DyxvhQZTRuDu8BRmEUB/Yj+jY7U5qhwabIgwCT/eN1Y9Uag==",
+          "version": "5.7.17",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@metascraper/helpers/-/helpers-5.7.17.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-t21LqfDpaIrWg2JaivXG6mVzUsIVW05cAsKySA5Tj9Hgi9oZXxaaNes5XipOzk6P242RI48SDo7CkSbYiio7Tw==",
           "requires": {
             "audio-extensions": "0.0.0",
             "chrono-node": "~1.3.11",
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 2631ea1ed..b4dbd6e26 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     "merge-graphql-schemas": "^1.7.0",
     "metascraper": "^4.10.3",
     "metascraper-audio": "^5.7.14",
-    "metascraper-author": "^5.7.14",
+    "metascraper-author": "^5.7.17",
     "metascraper-clearbit-logo": "^5.3.0",
     "metascraper-date": "^5.7.14",
     "metascraper-description": "^5.7.14",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index ea7e8a6fd..adec6bf37 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -963,10 +963,10 @@
     url-regex "~4.1.1"
     video-extensions "~1.1.0"
 
-"@metascraper/helpers@^5.7.14", "@metascraper/helpers@^5.7.6":
-  version "5.7.14"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@metascraper/helpers/-/helpers-5.7.14.tgz#676b11bdc82b1fbe4e6cc1fe0c4be2dddf7d5ba1"
-  integrity sha512-xQa24LVinzyT/5H4LKNP4YDdR/kcz+j5GIIB123DyxvhQZTRuDu8BRmEUB/Yj+jY7U5qhwabIgwCT/eN1Y9Uag==
+"@metascraper/helpers@^5.7.14", "@metascraper/helpers@^5.7.17", "@metascraper/helpers@^5.7.6":
+  version "5.7.17"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@metascraper/helpers/-/helpers-5.7.17.tgz#401897c7239090ca7149b83e581712845bbb3709"
+  integrity sha512-t21LqfDpaIrWg2JaivXG6mVzUsIVW05cAsKySA5Tj9Hgi9oZXxaaNes5XipOzk6P242RI48SDo7CkSbYiio7Tw==
   dependencies:
     audio-extensions "0.0.0"
     chrono-node "~1.3.11"
@@ -5728,12 +5728,12 @@ metascraper-audio@^5.7.14:
   dependencies:
     "@metascraper/helpers" "^5.7.14"
 
-metascraper-author@^5.7.14:
-  version "5.7.14"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/metascraper-author/-/metascraper-author-5.7.14.tgz#5504c413eece572c66e72825bb1cff757974a4b8"
-  integrity sha512-P8xpHHoCzlbt1lb8qKbkz9XQ4MWC0c9ElKFORQ1GPmSVh0n+aTO1APKofFYcnl9rq6QIyYU4PLTqQZ54KXMqtA==
+metascraper-author@^5.7.17:
+  version "5.7.17"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/metascraper-author/-/metascraper-author-5.7.17.tgz#0403eaa4d1992152246f01616fac1d52b0583c8a"
+  integrity sha512-vaMAn6glCr9f2PGvNObqMI7ECtQ7+CMkXSxKyn3fyxRVKnV95fBR+xi4+UJ2DWqTvVQ6t7gZwlzFWA4CwxfniQ==
   dependencies:
-    "@metascraper/helpers" "^5.7.14"
+    "@metascraper/helpers" "^5.7.17"
     lodash "~4.17.15"
 
 metascraper-clearbit-logo@^5.3.0: