diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 7e972d0e6..8c071f260 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-standard": "~4.0.0",
     "graphql-request": "~1.8.2",
     "jest": "~24.7.1",
-    "nodemon": "~1.18.11",
+    "nodemon": "~1.19.0",
     "supertest": "~4.0.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index fab84f08e..47b7f6531 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -5687,10 +5687,10 @@ node-releases@^1.1.13:
   dependencies:
     semver "^5.3.0"
 
-nodemon@~1.18.11:
-  version "1.18.11"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nodemon/-/nodemon-1.18.11.tgz#d836ab663776e7995570b963da5bfc807e53f6b8"
-  integrity sha512-KdN3tm1zkarlqNo4+W9raU3ihM4H15MVMSE/f9rYDZmFgDHAfAJsomYrHhApAkuUemYjFyEeXlpCOQ2v5gtBEw==
+nodemon@~1.19.0:
+  version "1.19.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nodemon/-/nodemon-1.19.0.tgz#358e005549a1e9e1148cb2b9b8b28957dc4e4527"
+  integrity sha512-NHKpb/Je0Urmwi3QPDHlYuFY9m1vaVfTsRZG5X73rY46xPj0JpNe8WhUGQdkDXQDOxrBNIU3JrcflE9Y44EcuA==
   dependencies:
     chokidar "^2.1.5"
     debug "^3.1.0"