diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 28f603d16..3ed144970 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     "@babel/cli": "~7.7.0",
     "@babel/core": "~7.7.2",
     "@babel/node": "~7.7.4",
-    "@babel/plugin-proposal-throw-expressions": "^7.2.0",
+    "@babel/plugin-proposal-throw-expressions": "^7.7.4",
     "@babel/preset-env": "~7.7.4",
     "@babel/register": "~7.7.0",
     "apollo-server-testing": "~2.9.12",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index 9e70b5bc7..0e70b63a2 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -364,13 +364,13 @@
     "@babel/helper-plugin-utils" "^7.0.0"
     "@babel/plugin-syntax-optional-catch-binding" "^7.7.4"
 
-"@babel/plugin-proposal-throw-expressions@^7.2.0":
-  version "7.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/plugin-proposal-throw-expressions/-/plugin-proposal-throw-expressions-7.2.0.tgz#2d9e452d370f139000e51db65d0a85dc60c64739"
-  integrity sha512-adsydM8DQF4i5DLNO4ySAU5VtHTPewOtNBV3u7F4lNMPADFF9bWQ+iDtUUe8+033cYCUz+bFlQdXQJmJOwoLpw==
+"@babel/plugin-proposal-throw-expressions@^7.7.4":
+  version "7.7.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/plugin-proposal-throw-expressions/-/plugin-proposal-throw-expressions-7.7.4.tgz#0321bd4acb699abef3006f7cd3d1b2c00daf1b82"
+  integrity sha512-yMcK1dM9Rv+Y5n62rKaHfRoRD4eOWIqYn4uy/Xu7C47rJKaR5JpQR905Hc/OL8EEaGNcEyuvjOtYdNAVXZKDZQ==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/helper-plugin-utils" "^7.0.0"
-    "@babel/plugin-syntax-throw-expressions" "^7.2.0"
+    "@babel/plugin-syntax-throw-expressions" "^7.7.4"
 
 "@babel/plugin-proposal-unicode-property-regex@^7.7.4":
   version "7.7.4"
@@ -415,10 +415,10 @@
   dependencies:
     "@babel/helper-plugin-utils" "^7.0.0"
 
-"@babel/plugin-syntax-throw-expressions@^7.2.0":
-  version "7.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/plugin-syntax-throw-expressions/-/plugin-syntax-throw-expressions-7.2.0.tgz#79001ee2afe1b174b1733cdc2fc69c9a46a0f1f8"
-  integrity sha512-ngwynuqu1Rx0JUS9zxSDuPgW1K8TyVZCi2hHehrL4vyjqE7RGoNHWlZsS7KQT2vw9Yjk4YLa0+KldBXTRdPLRg==
+"@babel/plugin-syntax-throw-expressions@^7.7.4":
+  version "7.7.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/plugin-syntax-throw-expressions/-/plugin-syntax-throw-expressions-7.7.4.tgz#2e1e91485f9a35f1f71547717ccd8407a900092c"
+  integrity sha512-qtLTzzOJ1Co6tQ8pMqnsfRgeUfzExP90Tc6GISTC34O0lR6IDvymWLfVJFcJaQinz6reciQ4auALV3JM+b3D/Q==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/helper-plugin-utils" "^7.0.0"