diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index 97712df54..5c626a7d5 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
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+      },
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+      },
+      "funding": {
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+      }
+    },
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@@ -9801,6 +9816,21 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/qs/-/qs-6.13.0.tgz",
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+      "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "side-channel": "^1.0.6"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.6"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
+      }
+    },
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/qs/-/qs-6.13.1.tgz",
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+      "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
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diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 3cfaf5c03..f4d9e3c49 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
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     "semver": "^7.6.3",
     "shelljs": "^0.8.5",
     "showdown": "^2.1.0",