diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index b9ec4b5f..100cfba5 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "graphql": "^15.4.0",
     "http-errors": "~1.8.0",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^8.5.1",
-    "mongoose": "^5.11.17",
+    "mongoose": "^5.12.0",
     "morgan": "^1.10.0",
     "passport": "^0.4.1",
     "passport-local": "^1.0.0",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index dcf574cc..19b2c904 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -4043,10 +4043,10 @@ mongoose-legacy-pluralize@1.0.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mongoose-legacy-pluralize/-/mongoose-legacy-pluralize-1.0.2.tgz#3ba9f91fa507b5186d399fb40854bff18fb563e4"
   integrity sha512-Yo/7qQU4/EyIS8YDFSeenIvXxZN+ld7YdV9LqFVQJzTLye8unujAWPZ4NWKfFA+RNjh+wvTWKY9Z3E5XM6ZZiQ==
 
-mongoose@^5.11.17:
-  version "5.11.17"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mongoose/-/mongoose-5.11.17.tgz#260b1e669d07a65f96c00b2d22f556f1f5771741"
-  integrity sha512-qggwwv+oTsjvlto9fhq17l2Mojl5Gn8GN7NxnaLjsZbjT4O5ONtKtGtymHZ23viGrlHn6rNFMJEnEql2G6tyrg==
+mongoose@^5.12.0:
+  version "5.12.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mongoose/-/mongoose-5.12.0.tgz#5d644a936c208f11467a60e282c5990d67beafb1"
+  integrity sha512-s0Qpgf5lOk3AXtKnE+FA0HZhFKa2hesGVcTmx1wfTQ+7Q7ph0E79B6KUp1ZQERQyCwuE8WQ4wWllEhd7VPkxOg==
   dependencies:
     "@types/mongodb" "^3.5.27"
     bson "^1.1.4"