diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index 6e30d18..da45a63 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
             "name": "splitx-backend",
             "version": "1.0.0",
             "dependencies": {
-                "bcryptjs": "^2.4.3",
+                "bcryptjs": "^3.0.3",
                 "cors": "^2.8.5",
                 "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
                 "express": "^4.19.2",
@@ -94,10 +94,13 @@
             "license": "MIT"
         },
         "node_modules/bcryptjs": {
-            "version": "2.4.3",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bcryptjs/-/bcryptjs-2.4.3.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-V/Hy/X9Vt7f3BbPJEi8BdVFMByHi+jNXrYkW3huaybV/kQ0KJg0Y6PkEMbn+zeT+i+SiKZ/HMqJGIIt4LZDqNQ==",
-            "license": "MIT"
+            "version": "3.0.3",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bcryptjs/-/bcryptjs-3.0.3.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-GlF5wPWnSa/X5LKM1o0wz0suXIINz1iHRLvTS+sLyi7XPbe5ycmYI3DlZqVGZZtDgl4DmasFg7gOB3JYbphV5g==",
+            "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
+            "bin": {
+                "bcrypt": "bin/bcrypt"
+            }
         },
         "node_modules/binary-extensions": {
             "version": "2.3.0",
@@ -444,7 +447,6 @@
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express/-/express-4.22.1.tgz",
             "integrity": "sha512-F2X8g9P1X7uCPZMA3MVf9wcTqlyNp7IhH5qPCI0izhaOIYXaW9L535tGA3qmjRzpH+bZczqq7hVKxTR4NWnu+g==",
             "license": "MIT",
-            "peer": true,
             "dependencies": {
                 "accepts": "~1.3.8",
                 "array-flatten": "1.1.1",
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index dd68e5e..6b07096 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         "node": ">=18.0.0"
     },
     "dependencies": {
-        "bcryptjs": "^2.4.3",
+        "bcryptjs": "^3.0.3",
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
         "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
         "express": "^4.19.2",