diff --git a/backend/.eslintrc.cjs b/backend/.eslintrc.cjs
index 3556bd36d..d214ae761 100644
--- a/backend/.eslintrc.cjs
+++ b/backend/.eslintrc.cjs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ module.exports = {
     'plugin:prettier/recommended',
     'plugin:import/recommended',
     'plugin:import/typescript',
+    'plugin:promise/recommended',
     'plugin:security/recommended-legacy',
     'plugin:@eslint-community/eslint-comments/recommended',
   ],
@@ -146,20 +147,23 @@ module.exports = {
     'n/shebang': 'error',
 
     // promise
-    'promise/catch-or-return': 'error',
-    'promise/no-return-wrap': 'error',
-    'promise/param-names': 'error',
-    'promise/always-return': 'error',
-    'promise/no-native': 'off',
-    'promise/no-nesting': 'warn',
-    'promise/no-promise-in-callback': 'warn',
-    'promise/no-callback-in-promise': 'warn',
-    'promise/avoid-new': 'warn',
-    'promise/no-new-statics': 'error',
-    'promise/no-return-in-finally': 'warn',
-    'promise/valid-params': 'warn',
-    'promise/prefer-await-to-callbacks': 'error',
+    // 'promise/always-return': 'error', // part of promise/recommended
+    'promise/avoid-new': 'error', 
+    // 'promise/catch-or-return': 'error', // part of promise/recommended
+    // 'promise/no-callback-in-promise': 'warn', // part of promise/recommended
     'promise/no-multiple-resolved': 'error',
+    'promise/no-native': 'off', // ES5 only
+    // 'promise/no-nesting': 'warn', // part of promise/recommended
+    // 'promise/no-new-statics': 'error', // part of promise/recommended
+    // 'promise/no-promise-in-callback': 'warn', // part of promise/recommended
+    // 'promise/no-return-in-finally': 'warn', // part of promise/recommended
+    // 'promise/no-return-wrap': 'error', // part of promise/recommended
+    // 'promise/param-names': 'error', // part of promise/recommended
+    'promise/prefer-await-to-callbacks': 'error',
+    'promise/prefer-catch': 'error',
+    'promise/spec-only': 'error',
+    // 'promise/valid-params': 'error', // part of promise/recommended
+    
     // eslint comments
     '@eslint-community/eslint-comments/disable-enable-pair': ['error', { allowWholeFile: true }],
     '@eslint-community/eslint-comments/no-restricted-disable': 'error',
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index fdc33616d..76c85c683 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-n": "^17.17.0",
     "eslint-plugin-no-catch-all": "^1.1.0",
     "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^5.2.6",
-    "eslint-plugin-promise": "^6.1.1",
+    "eslint-plugin-promise": "^7.2.1",
     "eslint-plugin-security": "^3.0.1",
     "jest": "^29.7.0",
     "nodemon": "~3.1.9",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index 5d81dab96..204fe73bd 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -4682,10 +4682,12 @@ eslint-plugin-prettier@^5.2.6:
     prettier-linter-helpers "^1.0.0"
     synckit "^0.11.0"
 
-eslint-plugin-promise@^6.1.1:
-  version "6.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eslint-plugin-promise/-/eslint-plugin-promise-6.1.1.tgz#269a3e2772f62875661220631bd4dafcb4083816"
-  integrity sha512-tjqWDwVZQo7UIPMeDReOpUgHCmCiH+ePnVT+5zVapL0uuHnegBUs2smM13CzOs2Xb5+MHMRFTs9v24yjba4Oig==
+eslint-plugin-promise@^7.2.1:
+  version "7.2.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eslint-plugin-promise/-/eslint-plugin-promise-7.2.1.tgz#a0652195700aea40b926dc3c74b38e373377bfb0"
+  integrity sha512-SWKjd+EuvWkYaS+uN2csvj0KoP43YTu7+phKQ5v+xw6+A0gutVX2yqCeCkC3uLCJFiPfR2dD8Es5L7yUsmvEaA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@eslint-community/eslint-utils" "^4.4.0"
 
 eslint-plugin-security@^3.0.1:
   version "3.0.1"