diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 992e809..e843a6b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
         "ionicons": "^7.3.1",
         "jimp-compact": "^0.16.1-2",
-        "mongoose": "^8.2.1",
+        "mongoose": "^8.18.1",
         "next": "^14.1.0",
         "next-sitemap": "^4.2.3",
         "node-mailer": "^0.1.1",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 1815b36..f494138 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -956,10 +956,10 @@
     react-dom "18.2.0"
     tailwind-merge "1.8.1"
 
-"@mongodb-js/saslprep@^1.1.5":
-  version "1.1.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@mongodb-js/saslprep/-/saslprep-1.1.8.tgz"
-  integrity sha512-qKwC/M/nNNaKUBMQ0nuzm47b7ZYWQHN3pcXq4IIcoSBc2hOIrflAxJduIvvqmhoz3gR2TacTAs8vlsCVPkiEdQ==
+"@mongodb-js/saslprep@^1.1.9":
+  version "1.3.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@mongodb-js/saslprep/-/saslprep-1.3.1.tgz#a7d6cfc085f801e51ba5cbec6aa84cad858e1d2d"
+  integrity sha512-6nZrq5kfAz0POWyhljnbWQQJQ5uT8oE2ddX303q1uY0tWsivWKgBDXBBvuFPwOqRRalXJuVO9EjOdVtuhLX0zg==
   dependencies:
     sparse-bitfield "^3.0.3"
 
@@ -3903,10 +3903,10 @@ browserslist@^4.23.3:
     node-releases "^2.0.18"
     update-browserslist-db "^1.1.0"
 
-bson@^6.7.0:
-  version "6.8.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/bson/-/bson-6.8.0.tgz"
-  integrity sha512-iOJg8pr7wq2tg/zSlCCHMi3hMm5JTOxLTagf3zxhcenHsFp+c6uOs6K7W5UE7A4QIJGtqh/ZovFNMP4mOPJynQ==
+bson@^6.10.4:
+  version "6.10.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bson/-/bson-6.10.4.tgz#d530733bb5bb16fb25c162e01a3344fab332fd2b"
+  integrity sha512-WIsKqkSC0ABoBJuT1LEX+2HEvNmNKKgnTAyd0fL8qzK4SH2i9NXg+t08YtdZp/V9IZ33cxe3iV4yM0qg8lMQng==
 
 buffer@^5.5.0:
   version "5.7.1"
@@ -4776,23 +4776,23 @@ mongodb-connection-string-url@^3.0.0:
     "@types/whatwg-url" "^11.0.2"
     whatwg-url "^13.0.0"
 
-mongodb@6.7.0:
-  version "6.7.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/mongodb/-/mongodb-6.7.0.tgz"
-  integrity sha512-TMKyHdtMcO0fYBNORiYdmM25ijsHs+Njs963r4Tro4OQZzqYigAzYQouwWRg4OIaiLRUEGUh/1UAcH5lxdSLIA==
+mongodb@~6.18.0:
+  version "6.18.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mongodb/-/mongodb-6.18.0.tgz#8fab8f841443080924f2cdaa22727cdb7eb20dc3"
+  integrity sha512-fO5ttN9VC8P0F5fqtQmclAkgXZxbIkYRTUi1j8JO6IYwvamkhtYDilJr35jOPELR49zqCJgXZWwCtW7B+TM8vQ==
   dependencies:
-    "@mongodb-js/saslprep" "^1.1.5"
-    bson "^6.7.0"
+    "@mongodb-js/saslprep" "^1.1.9"
+    bson "^6.10.4"
     mongodb-connection-string-url "^3.0.0"
 
-mongoose@^8.2.1:
-  version "8.5.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/mongoose/-/mongoose-8.5.3.tgz"
-  integrity sha512-OubSDbsAclDFGHjV82MsKyIGQWFc42Ot1l+0dhRS6U9xODM7rm/ES/WpOQd8Ds9j0Mx8QzxZtrSCnBh6o9wUqw==
+mongoose@^8.18.1:
+  version "8.18.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mongoose/-/mongoose-8.18.3.tgz#2cfbc4ab0043bd9526fe9e0762512b6b5ae49b87"
+  integrity sha512-5kuHl9IYD19xItCBKl0gtp7WKRH0X9Vm95pSRUml/Qv6uYAqDvGvKqEufluIBNextU22nB7w67N+UTmQxDA3RQ==
   dependencies:
-    bson "^6.7.0"
+    bson "^6.10.4"
     kareem "2.6.3"
-    mongodb "6.7.0"
+    mongodb "~6.18.0"
     mpath "0.9.0"
     mquery "5.0.0"
     ms "2.1.3"
@@ -4872,13 +4872,6 @@ next@^14.1.0:
     "@next/swc-win32-ia32-msvc" "14.2.5"
     "@next/swc-win32-x64-msvc" "14.2.5"
 
-node-mailer@^0.1.1:
-  version "0.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-mailer/-/node-mailer-0.1.1.tgz#609e14a9b2c34422540b3a66938163d1d2421500"
-  integrity sha512-L3YwTtPodsYr1sNPW/PxXw0rSOr/ldygaIph2YtXDwLGt9l8km/OjM0Wrr57Yf07JEEnDb3wApjhVdR0k5v0kw==
-  dependencies:
-    nodemailer ">= 0.1.15"
-
 node-abi@^3.3.0:
   version "3.74.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-abi/-/node-abi-3.74.0.tgz#5bfb4424264eaeb91432d2adb9da23c63a301ed0"
@@ -4898,6 +4891,13 @@ node-fetch@^2.6.9:
   dependencies:
     whatwg-url "^5.0.0"
 
+node-mailer@^0.1.1:
+  version "0.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-mailer/-/node-mailer-0.1.1.tgz#609e14a9b2c34422540b3a66938163d1d2421500"
+  integrity sha512-L3YwTtPodsYr1sNPW/PxXw0rSOr/ldygaIph2YtXDwLGt9l8km/OjM0Wrr57Yf07JEEnDb3wApjhVdR0k5v0kw==
+  dependencies:
+    nodemailer ">= 0.1.15"
+
 node-releases@^2.0.18:
   version "2.0.18"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-releases/-/node-releases-2.0.18.tgz"