diff --git a/packages/backend/package.json b/packages/backend/package.json
index 98789c50a..b0ec5c455 100644
--- a/packages/backend/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "@ou-ca/common": "workspace:*",
     "@sentry/node": "8.33.1",
     "@turf/helpers": "7.1.0",
-    "bullmq": "5.16.0",
+    "bullmq": "5.17.1",
     "content-disposition": "0.5.4",
     "csv-parse": "5.5.6",
     "escape-string-regexp": "5.0.0",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index b0241faa4..d5b504522 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: 7.1.0
         version: 7.1.0
       bullmq:
-        specifier: 5.16.0
-        version: 5.16.0
+        specifier: 5.17.1
+        version: 5.17.1
       content-disposition:
         specifier: 0.5.4
         version: 0.5.4
@@ -1813,8 +1813,8 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-9q/rDEGSb/Qsvv2qvzIzdluL5k7AaJOTrw23z9reQthrbF7is4CtlT0DXyO1oei2DCp4uojjzQ7igaSHp1kAEQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=0.2.0'}
 
-  bullmq@5.16.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-7FaZzHsRXFOxrxCQTNKowuo9PPRwnAOpYXB5tcfk8vg0IbuVQ/je1Bf228Zy29gCS/5ytIEJNVB/DDGwZM0wbA==}
+  bullmq@5.17.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-wqjhdJptb3KLeuUO+ZfsjVHqHuPtHhhoAE2XM8zvnidk6uU/ELo16uU6CVTBhliAupgvPE9jWE7tchR0GCtsdA==}
 
   bytewise-core@1.2.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-nZD//kc78OOxeYtRlVk8/zXqTB4gf/nlguL1ggWA8FuchMyOxcyHR4QPQZMUmA7czC+YnaBrPUCubqAWe50DaA==}
@@ -5289,7 +5289,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   buffers@0.1.1: {}
 
-  bullmq@5.16.0:
+  bullmq@5.17.1:
     dependencies:
       cron-parser: 4.9.0
       ioredis: 5.4.1