diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index c7faf7f..652c850 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         "cors": "^2.8.6",
         "express": "^4.22.2",
         "express-ws": "^5.0.2",
-        "ping": "^0.4.4"
+        "ping": "^1.0.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/cors": "^2.8.19",
@@ -738,11 +738,12 @@
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/ping": {
-      "version": "0.4.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ping/-/ping-0.4.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-56ZMC0j7SCsMMLdOoUg12VZCfj/+ZO+yfOSjaNCRrmZZr6GLbN2X/Ui56T15dI8NhiHckaw5X2pvyfAomanwqQ==",
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ping/-/ping-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-3dxdgGtV+7P/EVo42JhkGSomeO/0GGicSz3mI/yK+AI+VGNAOfakw5XfcbGI4IjyBY+ZZwvuRXdhnNF2uliKew==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=4.0.0"
+        "node": ">=22.0.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/proxy-addr": {
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 1509087..09759aa 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "cors": "^2.8.6",
     "express": "^4.22.2",
     "express-ws": "^5.0.2",
-    "ping": "^0.4.4"
+    "ping": "^1.0.0"
   },
   "author": "Neal Hitzfield",
   "license": "MIT",