diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index ecb925ca7..022547fec 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     "graphql-shield": "~7.0.11",
     "graphql-tag": "~2.10.3",
     "helmet": "~3.21.2",
-    "ioredis": "^4.14.1",
+    "ioredis": "^4.16.0",
     "jsonwebtoken": "~8.5.1",
     "linkifyjs": "~2.1.8",
     "lodash": "~4.17.14",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index 3de9afb38..7d15a7a9d 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -4938,10 +4938,10 @@ invariant@^2.2.2, invariant@^2.2.4:
   dependencies:
     loose-envify "^1.0.0"
 
-ioredis@^4.14.1, ioredis@^4.6.3:
-  version "4.14.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ioredis/-/ioredis-4.14.1.tgz#b73ded95fcf220f106d33125a92ef6213aa31318"
-  integrity sha512-94W+X//GHM+1GJvDk6JPc+8qlM7Dul+9K+lg3/aHixPN7ZGkW6qlvX0DG6At9hWtH2v3B32myfZqWoANUJYGJA==
+ioredis@^4.16.0, ioredis@^4.6.3:
+  version "4.16.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ioredis/-/ioredis-4.16.0.tgz#44d51288e20da14e5b6f687b2db0312e69106556"
+  integrity sha512-tlalhtuvnxXJNtrPjec1nGicuOCpi9ErYV/fRfwaWSzktX9ESrzHlcFwj1pVAL326E8dmt7h9pPQZyyVPPksRA==
   dependencies:
     cluster-key-slot "^1.1.0"
     debug "^4.1.1"