diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index dda58902b..9192c3cf0 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@
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         "mime-types": "^3.0.1",
         "multer": "^2.0.2",
-        "node-cron": "^3.0.2",
+        "node-cron": "^4.2.1",
         "nodemailer": "^7.0.10",
         "pg": "^8.16.3",
         "react-i18next": "^15.6.0",
         "sanitize-html": "^2.17.0",
         "sharp": "0.34.3",
         "sqlite3": "^5.1.6",
-        "uuid": "^11.1.0",
+        "uuid": "^14.0.0",
         "winston": "^3.8.2",
         "zxcvbn": "^4.4.2"
       },
@@ -8747,26 +8747,14 @@
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     },
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-cron/-/node-cron-3.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-dOal67//nohNgYWb+nWmg5dkFdIwDm8EpeGYMekPMrngV3637lqnX0lbUcCtgibHTz6SEz7DAIjKvKDFYCnO1A==",
+      "version": "4.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-cron/-/node-cron-4.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-lgimEHPE/QDgFlywTd8yTR61ptugX3Qer29efeyWw2rv259HtGBNn1vZVmp8lB9uo9wC0t/AT4iGqXxia+CJFg==",
       "license": "ISC",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "uuid": "8.3.2"
-      },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=6.0.0"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/node-cron/node_modules/uuid": {
-      "version": "8.3.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-8.3.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-+NYs2QeMWy+GWFOEm9xnn6HCDp0l7QBD7ml8zLUmJ+93Q5NF0NocErnwkTkXVFNiX3/fpC6afS8Dhb/gz7R7eg==",
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "bin": {
-        "uuid": "dist/bin/uuid"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/node-fetch": {
       "version": "2.7.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-2.7.0.tgz",
@@ -11300,16 +11288,16 @@
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     },
     "node_modules/uuid": {
-      "version": "11.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-11.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-0/A9rDy9P7cJ+8w1c9WD9V//9Wj15Ce2MPz8Ri6032usz+NfePxx5AcN3bN+r6ZL6jEo066/yNYB3tn4pQEx+A==",
+      "version": "14.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-14.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Qo+uWgilfSmAhXCMav1uYFynlQO7fMFiMVZsQqZRMIXp0O7rR7qjkj+cPvBHLgBqi960QCoo/PH2/6ZtVqKvrg==",
       "funding": [
         "https://github.com/sponsors/broofa",
         "https://github.com/sponsors/ctavan"
       ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "bin": {
-        "uuid": "dist/esm/bin/uuid"
+        "uuid": "dist-node/bin/uuid"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/v8-to-istanbul": {
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 4a0d09baa..d5af17a21 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@
     "knex": "^2.4.2",
     "mime-types": "^3.0.1",
     "multer": "^2.0.2",
-    "node-cron": "^3.0.2",
+    "node-cron": "^4.2.1",
     "nodemailer": "^7.0.10",
     "pg": "^8.16.3",
     "react-i18next": "^15.6.0",
     "sanitize-html": "^2.17.0",
     "sharp": "0.34.3",
     "sqlite3": "^5.1.6",
-    "uuid": "^11.1.0",
+    "uuid": "^14.0.0",
     "winston": "^3.8.2",
     "zxcvbn": "^4.4.2"
   },