diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4e078a6..dae7c0b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "dotenv": "^17.2.2",
     "express": "^5.1.0",
     "express-rate-limit": "^8.1.0",
-    "mongoose": "^8.18.0",
+    "mongoose": "^8.18.1",
     "winston": "^3.17.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 7fd2b67..765a92e 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4333,7 +4333,7 @@ __metadata:
     express: "npm:^5.1.0"
     express-rate-limit: "npm:^8.1.0"
     jest: "npm:^30.1.3"
-    mongoose: "npm:^8.18.0"
+    mongoose: "npm:^8.18.1"
     nodemon: "npm:^3.1.10"
     supertest: "npm:^7.1.4"
     ts-jest: "npm:^29.4.1"
@@ -5513,9 +5513,9 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"mongoose@npm:^8.18.0":
-  version: 8.18.0
-  resolution: "mongoose@npm:8.18.0"
+"mongoose@npm:^8.18.1":
+  version: 8.18.1
+  resolution: "mongoose@npm:8.18.1"
   dependencies:
     bson: "npm:^6.10.4"
     kareem: "npm:2.6.3"
@@ -5524,7 +5524,7 @@ __metadata:
     mquery: "npm:5.0.0"
     ms: "npm:2.1.3"
     sift: "npm:17.1.3"
-  checksum: 10c0/22ce6f3f7e937c8d366b616eef5a50bbda7126aea49d86133e0957544ba20b5a895583e384f89ceb1120fe2a5cca5bdd61705a18567f37e94d17fcf776c3dc6e
+  checksum: 10c0/243b35166c3493ac73c95c2a8194f0e86e6007b7ccd388ab999b561fc2b0211ab8869485b890cf1436398565a47742139d03e36119e4ba94d33538fd80a77fa7
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard