diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 15e931810..5582a9131 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
     "babel-jest": "~24.9.0",
     "chai": "~4.2.0",
     "cucumber": "~5.1.0",
-    "eslint": "~6.4.0",
+    "eslint": "~6.5.1",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "~6.3.0",
     "eslint-config-standard": "~14.1.0",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "~2.18.2",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index c88e5f791..11282b1fc 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -3322,10 +3322,10 @@ eslint-visitor-keys@^1.0.0, eslint-visitor-keys@^1.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eslint-visitor-keys/-/eslint-visitor-keys-1.1.0.tgz#e2a82cea84ff246ad6fb57f9bde5b46621459ec2"
   integrity sha512-8y9YjtM1JBJU/A9Kc+SbaOV4y29sSWckBwMHa+FGtVj5gN/sbnKDf6xJUl+8g7FAij9LVaP8C24DUiH/f/2Z9A==
 
-eslint@~6.4.0:
-  version "6.4.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eslint/-/eslint-6.4.0.tgz#5aa9227c3fbe921982b2eda94ba0d7fae858611a"
-  integrity sha512-WTVEzK3lSFoXUovDHEbkJqCVPEPwbhCq4trDktNI6ygs7aO41d4cDT0JFAT5MivzZeVLWlg7vHL+bgrQv/t3vA==
+eslint@~6.5.1:
+  version "6.5.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eslint/-/eslint-6.5.1.tgz#828e4c469697d43bb586144be152198b91e96ed6"
+  integrity sha512-32h99BoLYStT1iq1v2P9uwpyznQ4M2jRiFB6acitKz52Gqn+vPaMDUTB1bYi1WN4Nquj2w+t+bimYUG83DC55A==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/code-frame" "^7.0.0"
     ajv "^6.10.0"