diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index 2f77c8bd60ea7e..82d80e00aa4023 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     "pino-pretty": "10.2.3",
     "query-string": "7.1.3",
     "stripe": "16.0.0",
-    "validator": "13.11.0"
+    "validator": "13.15.20"
   },
   "description": "The freeCodeCamp.org open-source codebase and curriculum",
   "devDependencies": {