diff --git a/new/backend/package-lock.json b/new/backend/package-lock.json
index e77a3c0e..61cd6f66 100644
--- a/new/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/new/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -3583,9 +3583,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/validator/-/validator-12.0.0.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/validator/-/validator-13.7.0.tgz",
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diff --git a/new/backend/package.json b/new/backend/package.json
index 7e94e42d..5c89b0a6 100644
--- a/new/backend/package.json
+++ b/new/backend/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
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     "passport-local": "^1.0.0",
     "react-moment": "^0.9.7",
-    "validator": "^12.0.0"
+    "validator": "^13.7.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "nodemon": "^1.19.4"