diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 83417635d..98acf1458 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
     "babel-jest": "~24.5.0",
     "chai": "~4.2.0",
     "cucumber": "~5.1.0",
-    "eslint": "~5.15.3",
+    "eslint": "~5.16.0",
     "eslint-config-standard": "~12.0.0",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "~2.16.0",
     "eslint-plugin-jest": "~22.4.1",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index 53f6926dc..daebdb73e 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -3052,10 +3052,10 @@ eslint-visitor-keys@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eslint-visitor-keys/-/eslint-visitor-keys-1.0.0.tgz#3f3180fb2e291017716acb4c9d6d5b5c34a6a81d"
   integrity sha512-qzm/XxIbxm/FHyH341ZrbnMUpe+5Bocte9xkmFMzPMjRaZMcXww+MpBptFvtU+79L362nqiLhekCxCxDPaUMBQ==
 
-eslint@~5.15.3:
-  version "5.15.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eslint/-/eslint-5.15.3.tgz#c79c3909dc8a7fa3714fb340c11e30fd2526b8b5"
-  integrity sha512-vMGi0PjCHSokZxE0NLp2VneGw5sio7SSiDNgIUn2tC0XkWJRNOIoHIg3CliLVfXnJsiHxGAYrkw0PieAu8+KYQ==
+eslint@~5.16.0:
+  version "5.16.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eslint/-/eslint-5.16.0.tgz#a1e3ac1aae4a3fbd8296fcf8f7ab7314cbb6abea"
+  integrity sha512-S3Rz11i7c8AA5JPv7xAH+dOyq/Cu/VXHiHXBPOU1k/JAM5dXqQPt3qcrhpHSorXmrpu2g0gkIBVXAqCpzfoZIg==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/code-frame" "^7.0.0"
     ajv "^6.9.1"
@@ -3077,7 +3077,7 @@ eslint@~5.15.3:
     import-fresh "^3.0.0"
     imurmurhash "^0.1.4"
     inquirer "^6.2.2"
-    js-yaml "^3.12.0"
+    js-yaml "^3.13.0"
     json-stable-stringify-without-jsonify "^1.0.1"
     levn "^0.3.0"
     lodash "^4.17.11"
@@ -4921,10 +4921,10 @@ js-levenshtein@^1.1.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/js-tokens/-/js-tokens-4.0.0.tgz#19203fb59991df98e3a287050d4647cdeaf32499"
   integrity sha512-RdJUflcE3cUzKiMqQgsCu06FPu9UdIJO0beYbPhHN4k6apgJtifcoCtT9bcxOpYBtpD2kCM6Sbzg4CausW/PKQ==
 
-js-yaml@^3.12.0:
-  version "3.12.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/js-yaml/-/js-yaml-3.12.0.tgz#eaed656ec8344f10f527c6bfa1b6e2244de167d1"
-  integrity sha512-PIt2cnwmPfL4hKNwqeiuz4bKfnzHTBv6HyVgjahA6mPLwPDzjDWrplJBMjHUFxku/N3FlmrbyPclad+I+4mJ3A==
+js-yaml@^3.12.0, js-yaml@^3.13.0:
+  version "3.13.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/js-yaml/-/js-yaml-3.13.0.tgz#38ee7178ac0eea2c97ff6d96fff4b18c7d8cf98e"
+  integrity sha512-pZZoSxcCYco+DIKBTimr67J6Hy+EYGZDY/HCWC+iAEA9h1ByhMXAIVUXMcMFpOCxQ/xjXmPI2MkDL5HRm5eFrQ==
   dependencies:
     argparse "^1.0.7"
     esprima "^4.0.0"