diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b9a5d5454..9b19d376f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "dotenv": "^10.0.0",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "express-mongo-sanitize": "^2.0.0",
-    "express-rate-limit": "^5.0.0",
+    "express-rate-limit": "^5.5.1",
     "helmet": "^4.1.0",
     "http-status": "^1.4.0",
     "joi": "^17.3.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index da50616da..80b2c0fc8 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2602,10 +2602,10 @@ express-mongo-sanitize@^2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/express-mongo-sanitize/-/express-mongo-sanitize-2.1.0.tgz#a8c647787c25ded6e97b5e864d113e7687c5d471"
   integrity sha512-ELGeH/Tx+kJGn3klCzSmOewfN1ezJQrkqzq83dl/K3xhd5PUbvLtiD5CiuYRmQfoZPL4rUEVjANf/YjE2BpTWQ==
 
-express-rate-limit@^5.0.0:
-  version "5.3.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/express-rate-limit/-/express-rate-limit-5.3.0.tgz#e7b9d3c2e09ece6e0406a869b2ce00d03fe48aea"
-  integrity sha512-qJhfEgCnmteSeZAeuOKQ2WEIFTX5ajrzE0xS6gCOBCoRQcU+xEzQmgYQQTpzCcqUAAzTEtu4YEih4pnLfvNtew==
+express-rate-limit@^5.5.1:
+  version "5.5.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/express-rate-limit/-/express-rate-limit-5.5.1.tgz#110c23f6a65dfa96ab468eda95e71697bc6987a2"
+  integrity sha512-MTjE2eIbHv5DyfuFz4zLYWxpqVhEhkTiwFGuB74Q9CSou2WHO52nlE5y3Zlg6SIsiYUIPj6ifFxnkPz6O3sIUg==
 
 express@^4.17.1:
   version "4.17.1"