diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 4036430ea..599e8eac6 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     "graphql-custom-directives": "~0.2.14",
     "graphql-iso-date": "~3.6.1",
     "graphql-middleware": "~3.0.2",
-    "graphql-shield": "~5.6.1",
+    "graphql-shield": "~6.0.2",
     "graphql-tag": "~2.10.1",
     "graphql-yoga": "~1.18.0",
     "helmet": "~3.18.0",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index b66143b5e..53075537f 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -1110,10 +1110,10 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/yargs/-/yargs-12.0.9.tgz#693e76a52f61a2f1e7fb48c0eef167b95ea4ffd0"
   integrity sha512-sCZy4SxP9rN2w30Hlmg5dtdRwgYQfYRiLo9usw8X9cxlf+H4FqM1xX7+sNH7NNKVdbXMJWqva7iyy+fxh/V7fA==
 
-"@types/yup@0.26.16":
-  version "0.26.16"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/yup/-/yup-0.26.16.tgz#75c428236207c48d9f8062dd1495cda8c5485a15"
-  integrity sha512-E2RNc7DSeQ+2EIJ1H3+yFjYu6YiyQBUJ7yNpIxomrYJ3oFizLZ5yDS3T1JTUNBC2OCRkgnhLS0smob5UuCHfNA==
+"@types/yup@0.26.20":
+  version "0.26.20"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/yup/-/yup-0.26.20.tgz#3b85a05f5dd76e2e8475abb6a8aeae7777627143"
+  integrity sha512-LpCsA6NG7vIU7Umv1k4w3YGIBH5ZLZRPEKo8vJLHVbBUqRy2WaJ002kbsRqcwODpkICAOMuyGOqLQJa5isZ8+g==
 
 "@types/zen-observable@^0.5.3":
   version "0.5.4"
@@ -3788,12 +3788,12 @@ graphql-request@~1.8.2:
   dependencies:
     cross-fetch "2.2.2"
 
-graphql-shield@~5.6.1:
-  version "5.6.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graphql-shield/-/graphql-shield-5.6.2.tgz#27eaad2ce2591ed81b1203e8915df99b28fb5ad5"
-  integrity sha512-DlS6r39s7AaP07yMM6i7GI87UkfL65O1tUPW4kNqp67fD1BU71Ekl7Kt/1L3rxS/gcQdGufuKka5oKUa5GKo2A==
+graphql-shield@~6.0.2:
+  version "6.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graphql-shield/-/graphql-shield-6.0.2.tgz#3ebad8faacbada91b8e576029732e91b5a041c7f"
+  integrity sha512-3qV2qjeNZla1Fyg6Q2NR5J9AsMaNePLbUboOwhRXB7IcMnTnrxSiVn2R//8VnjnmBjF9rcvgAIAvETZ8AKGfsg==
   dependencies:
-    "@types/yup" "0.26.16"
+    "@types/yup" "0.26.20"
     lightercollective "^0.3.0"
     object-hash "^1.3.1"
     yup "^0.27.0"