diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index f7267e1..9b07807 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "express-async-errors": "^3.1.1",
     "express-handlebars": "^3.1.0",
-    "jsonwebtoken": "^8.5.1",
+    "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.0",
     "mongoose": "^5.6.4",
     "multer": "^1.4.1",
     "nodemailer": "^6.4.16",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index e015f0a..ddf6dd9 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -2004,21 +2004,15 @@ jsonfile@^4.0.0:
   optionalDependencies:
     graceful-fs "^4.1.6"
 
-jsonwebtoken@^8.5.1:
-  version "8.5.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jsonwebtoken/-/jsonwebtoken-8.5.1.tgz#00e71e0b8df54c2121a1f26137df2280673bcc0d"
-  integrity sha512-XjwVfRS6jTMsqYs0EsuJ4LGxXV14zQybNd4L2r0UvbVnSF9Af8x7p5MzbJ90Ioz/9TI41/hTCvznF/loiSzn8w==
+jsonwebtoken@^9.0.0:
+  version "9.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jsonwebtoken/-/jsonwebtoken-9.0.0.tgz#d0faf9ba1cc3a56255fe49c0961a67e520c1926d"
+  integrity sha512-tuGfYXxkQGDPnLJ7SibiQgVgeDgfbPq2k2ICcbgqW8WxWLBAxKQM/ZCu/IT8SOSwmaYl4dpTFCW5xZv7YbbWUw==
   dependencies:
     jws "^3.2.2"
-    lodash.includes "^4.3.0"
-    lodash.isboolean "^3.0.3"
-    lodash.isinteger "^4.0.4"
-    lodash.isnumber "^3.0.3"
-    lodash.isplainobject "^4.0.6"
-    lodash.isstring "^4.0.1"
-    lodash.once "^4.0.0"
+    lodash "^4.17.21"
     ms "^2.1.1"
-    semver "^5.6.0"
+    semver "^7.3.8"
 
 jwa@^1.4.1:
   version "1.4.1"
@@ -2119,42 +2113,7 @@ locate-path@^3.0.0:
     p-locate "^3.0.0"
     path-exists "^3.0.0"
 
-lodash.includes@^4.3.0:
-  version "4.3.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.includes/-/lodash.includes-4.3.0.tgz#60bb98a87cb923c68ca1e51325483314849f553f"
-  integrity sha1-YLuYqHy5I8aMoeUTJUgzFISfVT8=
-
-lodash.isboolean@^3.0.3:
-  version "3.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.isboolean/-/lodash.isboolean-3.0.3.tgz#6c2e171db2a257cd96802fd43b01b20d5f5870f6"
-  integrity sha1-bC4XHbKiV82WgC/UOwGyDV9YcPY=
-
-lodash.isinteger@^4.0.4:
-  version "4.0.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.isinteger/-/lodash.isinteger-4.0.4.tgz#619c0af3d03f8b04c31f5882840b77b11cd68343"
-  integrity sha1-YZwK89A/iwTDH1iChAt3sRzWg0M=
-
-lodash.isnumber@^3.0.3:
-  version "3.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.isnumber/-/lodash.isnumber-3.0.3.tgz#3ce76810c5928d03352301ac287317f11c0b1ffc"
-  integrity sha1-POdoEMWSjQM1IwGsKHMX8RwLH/w=
-
-lodash.isplainobject@^4.0.6:
-  version "4.0.6"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.isplainobject/-/lodash.isplainobject-4.0.6.tgz#7c526a52d89b45c45cc690b88163be0497f550cb"
-  integrity sha1-fFJqUtibRcRcxpC4gWO+BJf1UMs=
-
-lodash.isstring@^4.0.1:
-  version "4.0.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.isstring/-/lodash.isstring-4.0.1.tgz#d527dfb5456eca7cc9bb95d5daeaf88ba54a5451"
-  integrity sha1-1SfftUVuynzJu5XV2ur4i6VKVFE=
-
-lodash.once@^4.0.0:
-  version "4.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.once/-/lodash.once-4.1.1.tgz#0dd3971213c7c56df880977d504c88fb471a97ac"
-  integrity sha1-DdOXEhPHxW34gJd9UEyI+0cal6w=
-
-lodash@^4.17.11, lodash@^4.17.5:
+lodash@^4.17.11, lodash@^4.17.21, lodash@^4.17.5:
   version "4.17.21"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.21.tgz#679591c564c3bffaae8454cf0b3df370c3d6911c"
   integrity sha512-v2kDEe57lecTulaDIuNTPy3Ry4gLGJ6Z1O3vE1krgXZNrsQ+LFTGHVxVjcXPs17LhbZVGedAJv8XZ1tvj5FvSg==
@@ -2172,6 +2131,13 @@ lru-cache@^4.0.1, lru-cache@^4.1.5:
     pseudomap "^1.0.2"
     yallist "^2.1.2"
 
+lru-cache@^6.0.0:
+  version "6.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lru-cache/-/lru-cache-6.0.0.tgz#6d6fe6570ebd96aaf90fcad1dafa3b2566db3a94"
+  integrity sha512-Jo6dJ04CmSjuznwJSS3pUeWmd/H0ffTlkXXgwZi+eq1UCmqQwCh+eLsYOYCwY991i2Fah4h1BEMCx4qThGbsiA==
+  dependencies:
+    yallist "^4.0.0"
+
 lru-queue@0.1:
   version "0.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lru-queue/-/lru-queue-0.1.0.tgz#2738bd9f0d3cf4f84490c5736c48699ac632cda3"
@@ -3376,6 +3342,13 @@ semver@^6.1.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-6.1.3.tgz#ef997a1a024f67dd48a7f155df88bb7b5c6c3fc7"
   integrity sha512-aymF+56WJJMyXQHcd4hlK4N75rwj5RQpfW8ePlQnJsTYOBLlLbcIErR/G1s9SkIvKBqOudR3KAx4wEqP+F1hNQ==
 
+semver@^7.3.8:
+  version "7.3.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-7.3.8.tgz#07a78feafb3f7b32347d725e33de7e2a2df67798"
+  integrity sha512-NB1ctGL5rlHrPJtFDVIVzTyQylMLu9N9VICA6HSFJo8MCGVTMW6gfpicwKmmK/dAjTOrqu5l63JJOpDSrAis3A==
+  dependencies:
+    lru-cache "^6.0.0"
+
 send@0.17.1:
   version "0.17.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/send/-/send-0.17.1.tgz#c1d8b059f7900f7466dd4938bdc44e11ddb376c8"
@@ -4125,6 +4098,11 @@ yallist@^3.0.0, yallist@^3.0.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yallist/-/yallist-3.0.3.tgz#b4b049e314be545e3ce802236d6cd22cd91c3de9"
   integrity sha512-S+Zk8DEWE6oKpV+vI3qWkaK+jSbIK86pCwe2IF/xwIpQ8jEuxpw9NyaGjmp9+BoJv5FV2piqCDcoCtStppiq2A==
 
+yallist@^4.0.0:
+  version "4.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yallist/-/yallist-4.0.0.tgz#9bb92790d9c0effec63be73519e11a35019a3a72"
+  integrity sha512-3wdGidZyq5PB084XLES5TpOSRA3wjXAlIWMhum2kRcv/41Sn2emQ0dycQW4uZXLejwKvg6EsvbdlVL+FYEct7A==
+
 yargs-parser@^13.1.0:
   version "13.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-13.1.2.tgz#130f09702ebaeef2650d54ce6e3e5706f7a4fb38"