diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 37c01839b..e9a18a813 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     "ms": "~2.1.1",
     "neo4j-driver": "~1.7.4",
     "neo4j-graphql-js": "~2.6.0",
-    "node-fetch": "~2.5.0",
+    "node-fetch": "~2.6.0",
     "npm-run-all": "~4.1.5",
     "request": "~2.88.0",
     "sanitize-html": "~1.20.1",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index f054fa2f2..92f171d3d 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -5598,10 +5598,10 @@ node-fetch@2.1.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-2.1.2.tgz#ab884e8e7e57e38a944753cec706f788d1768bb5"
   integrity sha1-q4hOjn5X44qUR1POxwb3iNF2i7U=
 
-node-fetch@^2.1.2, node-fetch@^2.2.0, node-fetch@~2.5.0:
-  version "2.5.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-2.5.0.tgz#8028c49fc1191bba56a07adc6e2a954644a48501"
-  integrity sha512-YuZKluhWGJwCcUu4RlZstdAxr8bFfOVHakc1mplwHkk8J+tqM1Y5yraYvIUpeX8aY7+crCwiELJq7Vl0o0LWXw==
+node-fetch@^2.1.2, node-fetch@^2.2.0, node-fetch@~2.6.0:
+  version "2.6.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-2.6.0.tgz#e633456386d4aa55863f676a7ab0daa8fdecb0fd"
+  integrity sha512-8dG4H5ujfvFiqDmVu9fQ5bOHUC15JMjMY/Zumv26oOvvVJjM67KF8koCWIabKQ1GJIa9r2mMZscBq/TbdOcmNA==
 
 node-forge@~0.6.45:
   version "0.6.49"