diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6ea24f6db..c6998c762 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
         "xml2js": "0.4.23"
     },
     "optionalDependencies": {
-        "bcrypt": "3.0.8"
+        "bcrypt": "5.0.1"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "dompurify": "2.2.7",