diff --git a/dashboard/package-lock.json b/dashboard/package-lock.json
index 383c729..793c0d4 100644
--- a/dashboard/package-lock.json
+++ b/dashboard/package-lock.json
@@ -8,19 +8,19 @@
       "name": "skillcheck-dashboard",
       "version": "0.1.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@clerk/backend": "^3.5.0"
+        "@clerk/backend": "^3.7.1"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=20"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@clerk/backend": {
-      "version": "3.5.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@clerk/backend/-/backend-3.5.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-g1bjzqj7/mb6rnrQ5zr+ybjpilTIWADaCoHE1HnEAjQfbcdfn3gb9PPX0wJ1KWw8OOQEQYSjzXPzvofEB1j+ww==",
+      "version": "3.7.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@clerk/backend/-/backend-3.7.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-2CeOUZJQ0aKZ51fdaoCEh8ffOC7KD5w9Q8HZXw0AnEWuxFiplyyhwDo/ixFWYueQULWOehjzRNR89YEQTwuY0w==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@clerk/shared": "^4.15.0",
+        "@clerk/shared": "^4.18.0",
         "standardwebhooks": "^1.0.0",
         "tslib": "2.8.1"
       },
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@clerk/shared": {
-      "version": "4.15.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@clerk/shared/-/shared-4.15.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-uX8nfLb69m8mA6KWKWfuPSwoVNDRyUdufeCeTEZsdZxbRUsEYT/c0KWFN28IOQCtK09tpVtzrUHvW44v5Dc5OA==",
+      "version": "4.18.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@clerk/shared/-/shared-4.18.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-WHqnq1dUUjBFrrnptQEpRpoP3H2Pag00E2MP6+aHfJICNjqSSZU3NecOpcKeizYr77hFG38jqV9jcIyB5UpmBQ==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@tanstack/query-core": "^5.100.6",
diff --git a/dashboard/package.json b/dashboard/package.json
index f7a508c..bb69a6d 100644
--- a/dashboard/package.json
+++ b/dashboard/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "node": ">=20"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@clerk/backend": "^3.5.0"
+    "@clerk/backend": "^3.7.1"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "test": "node test/smoke.mjs && node test/proxy.mjs && node test/verify.mjs"