diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index a38360b..9f9a173 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
             <artifactId>azure-identity</artifactId>
-            <version>1.18.1</version>
+            <version>1.18.4</version>
         </dependency>
 
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