diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index bcbad4a..1074df0 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
             <artifactId>azure-identity</artifactId>
-            <version>1.15.4</version>
+            <version>1.18.5</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- H2 (local development and testing) -->