diff --git a/functions/background/package.json b/functions/background/package.json
index a2b69cb18f..ebbee3839a 100644
--- a/functions/background/package.json
+++ b/functions/background/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "request": "2.83.0",
-    "request-promise": "4.2.2"
+    "request-promise": "4.2.6"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/nodejs-repo-tools": "2.2.1",