diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index d0123a2b1..b2eec43b6 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
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         "prom-client": "14.0.1",
         "rate-limiter-flexible": "2.3.7",
-        "simple-git": "3.15.0",
+        "simple-git": "^3.16.0",
         "string-similarity": "4.0.4",
         "swagger-stats": "0.99.4",
         "swagger-ui-express": "4.3.0",
@@ -8315,9 +8315,9 @@
       "license": "ISC"
     },
     "node_modules/simple-git": {
-      "version": "3.15.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/simple-git/-/simple-git-3.15.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-FiWoMPlcYHQ+ApRihUsGjC/ZmIlWj62S6MBCwOunczvXcLQt+9ZdrysDrR6QVepkRQfEAaBXrN2QtJKrN6zbtg==",
+      "version": "3.16.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/simple-git/-/simple-git-3.16.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-zuWYsOLEhbJRWVxpjdiXl6eyAyGo/KzVW+KFhhw9MqEEJttcq+32jTWSGyxTdf9e/YCohxRE+9xpWFj9FdiJNw==",
       "dependencies": {
         "@kwsites/file-exists": "^1.1.1",
         "@kwsites/promise-deferred": "^1.1.1",
@@ -15628,9 +15628,9 @@
       "version": "3.0.7"
     },
     "simple-git": {
-      "version": "3.15.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/simple-git/-/simple-git-3.15.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-FiWoMPlcYHQ+ApRihUsGjC/ZmIlWj62S6MBCwOunczvXcLQt+9ZdrysDrR6QVepkRQfEAaBXrN2QtJKrN6zbtg==",
+      "version": "3.16.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/simple-git/-/simple-git-3.16.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-zuWYsOLEhbJRWVxpjdiXl6eyAyGo/KzVW+KFhhw9MqEEJttcq+32jTWSGyxTdf9e/YCohxRE+9xpWFj9FdiJNw==",
       "requires": {
         "@kwsites/file-exists": "^1.1.1",
         "@kwsites/promise-deferred": "^1.1.1",
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 31111234b..4ea4dd469 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "path": "0.12.7",
     "prom-client": "14.0.1",
     "rate-limiter-flexible": "2.3.7",
-    "simple-git": "3.15.0",
+    "simple-git": "3.16.0",
     "string-similarity": "4.0.4",
     "swagger-stats": "0.99.4",
     "swagger-ui-express": "4.3.0",