diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index 6f2115e..ff2ef28 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Django==3.2.16
+Django==4.2.27
 django-ckeditor==5.6.1
 django-cleanup==3.0.1
 django-cors-headers==3.0.0
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ Pillow==9.0.1
 python-decouple==3.1
 pytz==2017.3
 six==1.11.0
+sqlparse>=0.5.4 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability