diff --git a/backend/build.gradle b/backend/build.gradle
index 38c378e2..1b4b6dd5 100644
--- a/backend/build.gradle
+++ b/backend/build.gradle
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ subprojects {
         implementation("org.jsoup:jsoup:1.15.3")
 
         implementation("org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-dao:0.39.2")
-        implementation("org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-jdbc:0.39.2")
+        implementation("org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-jdbc:0.40.1")
 
         implementation 'com.zaxxer:HikariCP:5.0.1'