diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 3b6690bdd..281fc5c2d 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     "neo4j-graphql-js": "^2.11.5",
     "neode": "^0.4.9",
     "node-fetch": "^2.7.0",
-    "nodemailer": "^6.9.13",
+    "nodemailer": "^6.9.16",
     "nodemailer-html-to-text": "^3.2.0",
     "request": "~2.88.2",
     "sanitize-html": "~2.13.1",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index ab114bc38..e41cf6624 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -7367,10 +7367,10 @@ nodemailer-html-to-text@^3.2.0:
   dependencies:
     html-to-text "7.1.1"
 
-nodemailer@^6.9.13:
-  version "6.9.13"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nodemailer/-/nodemailer-6.9.13.tgz#5b292bf1e92645f4852ca872c56a6ba6c4a3d3d6"
-  integrity sha512-7o38Yogx6krdoBf3jCAqnIN4oSQFx+fMa0I7dK1D+me9kBxx12D+/33wSb+fhOCtIxvYJ+4x4IMEhmhCKfAiOA==
+nodemailer@^6.9.16:
+  version "6.9.16"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nodemailer/-/nodemailer-6.9.16.tgz#3ebdf6c6f477c571c0facb0727b33892635e0b8b"
+  integrity sha512-psAuZdTIRN08HKVd/E8ObdV6NO7NTBY3KsC30F7M4H1OnmLCUNaS56FpYxyb26zWLSyYF9Ozch9KYHhHegsiOQ==
 
 nodemon@~3.1.7:
   version "3.1.7"