diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index 20519b7..dc91d34 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
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         "express-validator": "^7.0.1",
         "geoip-lite": "^1.4.9",
-        "helmet": "^7.1.0",
+        "helmet": "^8.1.0",
         "joi": "^17.11.0",
         "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
         "ml-kmeans": "^6.0.0",
@@ -4158,12 +4158,12 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/helmet/-/helmet-7.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ZRiwvN089JfMXokizgqEPXsl2Guk094yExfoDXR0cBYWxtBbaSww/w+vT4WEJsBW2iTUi1GgZ6swmoug3Oy4Xw==",
+      "version": "8.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/helmet/-/helmet-8.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-jOiHyAZsmnr8LqoPGmCjYAaiuWwjAPLgY8ZX2XrmHawt99/u1y6RgrZMTeoPfpUbV96HOalYgz1qzkRbw54Pmg==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=16.0.0"
+        "node": ">=18.0.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/html-encoding-sniffer": {
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 7e453d4..d0b1ae1 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "express-session": "^1.18.2",
     "express-validator": "^7.0.1",
     "geoip-lite": "^1.4.9",
-    "helmet": "^7.1.0",
+    "helmet": "^8.1.0",
     "joi": "^17.11.0",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
     "ml-kmeans": "^6.0.0",