diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6ca3a92..79cb9d9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mongoose/-/mongoose-9.7.3.tgz",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2663af3..a2d6641 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
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     "nodemailer": "^9.0.0",
     "passport": "^0.7.0",
     "passport-google-oauth20": "^2.0.0",