diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 643d1f0e3..a06b29c1e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
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         "markedLegacy": "npm:marked@^0.3.19",
         "moment": "^2.30.1",
-        "mongoose": "^8.9.5",
+        "mongoose": "^8.9.6",
         "nanoid": "5.0.9",
         "nconf": "^0.12.1",
         "react": "^18.3.1",
@@ -10187,9 +10187,10 @@
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     },
     "node_modules/mongoose": {
-      "version": "8.9.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mongoose/-/mongoose-8.9.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-SPhOrgBm0nKV3b+IIHGqpUTOmgVL5Z3OO9AwkFEmvOZznXTvplbomstCnPOGAyungtRXE5pJTgKpKcZTdjeESg==",
+      "version": "8.9.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mongoose/-/mongoose-8.9.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ipLvXwNPVuuuq5H3lnSD0lpaRH3DlCoC6emnMVJvweTwxU29uxDJWxMsNpERDQt8JMvYF1HGVuTK+Id2BlQLCA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "bson": "^6.10.1",
         "kareem": "2.6.3",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cd43bb5e2..7031004ee 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
     "marked-smartypants-lite": "^1.0.3",
     "markedLegacy": "npm:marked@^0.3.19",
     "moment": "^2.30.1",
-    "mongoose": "^8.9.5",
+    "mongoose": "^8.9.6",
     "nanoid": "5.0.9",
     "nconf": "^0.12.1",
     "react": "^18.3.1",