diff --git a/backend/Gemfile b/backend/Gemfile
index 74cecab5..7d2a28f7 100644
--- a/backend/Gemfile
+++ b/backend/Gemfile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ gem "pg"
 gem "puma", "5.6.8"
 
 # Authentication libraries
-gem "cancancan", "~> 3.5.0"
+gem "cancancan", "~> 3.6.1"
 gem "cancancan-mongoid", "~> 2.0"
 gem "devise", "~> 4.8"
 gem "devise_invitable", "~> 2.0"
diff --git a/backend/Gemfile.lock b/backend/Gemfile.lock
index 2eb08f5e..82acb820 100644
--- a/backend/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/backend/Gemfile.lock
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ GEM
       activesupport (>= 3.0.0)
       uniform_notifier (~> 1.11)
     byebug (11.1.3)
-    cancancan (3.5.0)
+    cancancan (3.6.1)
     cancancan-mongoid (2.0.0)
       cancancan (>= 2.0, < 4)
     capybara (3.40.0)
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   bugsnag
   bullet
   byebug
-  cancancan (~> 3.5.0)
+  cancancan (~> 3.6.1)
   cancancan-mongoid (~> 2.0)
   capybara
   colored