diff --git a/cla-backend/package.json b/cla-backend/package.json
index c7a468e20..10a00f7e8 100644
--- a/cla-backend/package.json
+++ b/cla-backend/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "aws-sdk": "^2.1329.0",
-    "fast-xml-parser": ">=4.4.1",
+    "fast-xml-parser": ">=5.2.5",
     "install": "^0.13.0",
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.7",
     "node.extend": "^2.0.2",
diff --git a/cla-backend/yarn.lock b/cla-backend/yarn.lock
index af667f8b5..53a953c84 100644
--- a/cla-backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/cla-backend/yarn.lock
@@ -3338,12 +3338,12 @@ fast-uri@^3.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fast-uri/-/fast-uri-3.0.6.tgz#88f130b77cfaea2378d56bf970dea21257a68748"
   integrity sha512-Atfo14OibSv5wAp4VWNsFYE1AchQRTv9cBGWET4pZWHzYshFSS9NQI6I57rdKn9croWVMbYFbLhJ+yJvmZIIHw==
 
-fast-xml-parser@4.4.1, fast-xml-parser@>=4.4.1:
-  version "4.5.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fast-xml-parser/-/fast-xml-parser-4.5.1.tgz#a7e665ff79b7919100a5202f23984b6150f9b31e"
-  integrity sha512-y655CeyUQ+jj7KBbYMc4FG01V8ZQqjN+gDYGJ50RtfsUB8iG9AmwmwoAgeKLJdmueKKMrH1RJ7yXHTSoczdv5w==
+fast-xml-parser@4.4.1, fast-xml-parser@>=4.4.1, fast-xml-parser@>=5.2.5:
+  version "5.2.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fast-xml-parser/-/fast-xml-parser-5.2.5.tgz#4809fdfb1310494e341098c25cb1341a01a9144a"
+  integrity sha512-pfX9uG9Ki0yekDHx2SiuRIyFdyAr1kMIMitPvb0YBo8SUfKvia7w7FIyd/l6av85pFYRhZscS75MwMnbvY+hcQ==
   dependencies:
-    strnum "^1.0.5"
+    strnum "^2.1.0"
 
 fastest-levenshtein@^1.0.16:
   version "1.0.16"
@@ -5664,10 +5664,10 @@ strip-outer@^1.0.1:
   dependencies:
     escape-string-regexp "^1.0.2"
 
-strnum@^1.0.5:
-  version "1.0.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strnum/-/strnum-1.0.5.tgz#5c4e829fe15ad4ff0d20c3db5ac97b73c9b072db"
-  integrity sha512-J8bbNyKKXl5qYcR36TIO8W3mVGVHrmmxsd5PAItGkmyzwJvybiw2IVq5nqd0i4LSNSkB/sx9VHllbfFdr9k1JA==
+strnum@^2.1.0:
+  version "2.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strnum/-/strnum-2.1.1.tgz#cf2a6e0cf903728b8b2c4b971b7e36b4e82d46ab"
+  integrity sha512-7ZvoFTiCnGxBtDqJ//Cu6fWtZtc7Y3x+QOirG15wztbdngGSkht27o2pyGWrVy0b4WAy3jbKmnoK6g5VlVNUUw==
 
 strtok3@^6.2.4:
   version "6.3.0"