diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f4aeb69..7724f75 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "dotenv": "^17.2.0",
     "express": "^5.1.0",
     "express-rate-limit": "^7.5.1",
-    "mongoose": "^8.16.3",
+    "mongoose": "^8.16.4",
     "winston": "^3.17.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 5de5936..1ceacb0 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4315,7 +4315,7 @@ __metadata:
     express: "npm:^5.1.0"
     express-rate-limit: "npm:^7.5.1"
     jest: "npm:^30.0.4"
-    mongoose: "npm:^8.16.3"
+    mongoose: "npm:^8.16.4"
     nodemon: "npm:^3.1.10"
     supertest: "npm:^7.1.3"
     ts-jest: "npm:^29.4.0"
@@ -5504,9 +5504,9 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"mongoose@npm:^8.16.3":
-  version: 8.16.3
-  resolution: "mongoose@npm:8.16.3"
+"mongoose@npm:^8.16.4":
+  version: 8.16.4
+  resolution: "mongoose@npm:8.16.4"
   dependencies:
     bson: "npm:^6.10.4"
     kareem: "npm:2.6.3"
@@ -5515,7 +5515,7 @@ __metadata:
     mquery: "npm:5.0.0"
     ms: "npm:2.1.3"
     sift: "npm:17.1.3"
-  checksum: 10c0/63a71e36ee83bccdc484176638d70b532541f83095fab9c16674783ea4802bbdce19cc7f8ec98f0a2cca27b9e771d6c6df8c63c2cac76874a678b025355f8643
+  checksum: 10c0/e48ffff9fa1e52f967327cd6facceac20a0b8cd5cf6e0a939e3ce4fa69a18ed164982980f8ba809bc38f880bb45a45e9604c8a598f68058cb2b320829a12755b
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard