diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index bb0c5ea..d4eab35 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
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         "dotenv": "^17.4.2",
         "express": "^5.2.1",
-        "mongoose": "^9.6.3"
+        "mongoose": "^9.7.3"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "nodemon": "^3.1.4"
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@
         "sparse-bitfield": "^3.0.3"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@standard-schema/spec": {
+      "version": "1.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@standard-schema/spec/-/spec-1.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-l2aFy5jALhniG5HgqrD6jXLi/rUWrKvqN/qJx6yoJsgKhblVd+iqqU4RCXavm/jPityDo5TCvKMnpjKnOriy0w==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/webidl-conversions": {
       "version": "7.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/webidl-conversions/-/webidl-conversions-7.0.3.tgz",
@@ -1030,11 +1036,12 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/mongoose": {
-      "version": "9.6.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mongoose/-/mongoose-9.6.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-vI6dTTlQnfMCyyQ5TrvhG0bCRs4dq5e1uFNPtOOWsOhn0fSg8AoIHjfyyCYr8aybyvPs845dRHGxsC3w/fHcBA==",
+      "version": "9.7.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mongoose/-/mongoose-9.7.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9DsD4sq0tL9IKyfttZ6qn74KXBcD4lxDTzGXoAeOLMnDFFp1gqc5oc4s2BiMPbetJrLwvVylfyR4cqLst2pasQ==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
+        "@standard-schema/spec": "^1.1.0",
         "kareem": "3.3.0",
         "mongodb": "~7.2",
         "mpath": "0.9.0",
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index feaa798..f650966 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "dotenv": "^17.4.2",
     "express": "^5.2.1",
-    "mongoose": "^9.6.3"
+    "mongoose": "^9.7.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "nodemon": "^3.1.4"