diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 9b1b29c95..d1b329b23 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     "graphql-iso-date": "~3.6.1",
     "graphql-middleware": "~3.0.5",
     "graphql-middleware-sentry": "^3.2.0",
-    "graphql-shield": "~6.0.6",
+    "graphql-shield": "~6.1.0",
     "graphql-tag": "~2.10.1",
     "helmet": "~3.21.0",
     "jsonwebtoken": "~8.5.1",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index 32280de3c..d90c7ac37 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -4117,10 +4117,10 @@ graphql-request@~1.8.2:
   dependencies:
     cross-fetch "2.2.2"
 
-graphql-shield@~6.0.6:
-  version "6.0.6"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graphql-shield/-/graphql-shield-6.0.6.tgz#ef8c53f1dd972c2d1828ffd45ce9b1f877576534"
-  integrity sha512-rwhno5ZvEBbedQ8mEOi/Lk71J5CrpQCOcyuDIO+qb1hqm7cvWLtLVyZFrhVp7vN/vULV9oX30j0clC/1d05LpQ==
+graphql-shield@~6.1.0:
+  version "6.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graphql-shield/-/graphql-shield-6.1.0.tgz#7298af72167e7c9fd19a36fac9b425b94025a393"
+  integrity sha512-dIZ6ABnUn3XQtIzw9/9f8wFmZoY5XZlsHgkxSKF+N/oXmKvQoi11J5/y/jxJTBmKYi/2JZ12C1JjDn5TOopn+w==
   dependencies:
     "@types/yup" "0.26.23"
     lightercollective "^0.3.0"