diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2accda02..1bcf3dc2 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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@@ -5335,12 +5335,13 @@
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+        "validator": "~13.12.0"
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         "node": ">= 8.0.0"
@@ -12931,9 +12932,10 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/validator/-/validator-13.11.0.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/validator/-/validator-13.12.0.tgz",
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+      "license": "MIT",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4a2c0a22..c21e5613 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
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     "express-rate-limit": "^7.2.0",
     "express-slow-down": "^2.0.3",
-    "express-validator": "^7.0.1",
+    "express-validator": "^7.1.0",
     "helmet": "^7.1.0",
     "hpp": "^0.2.3",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",