diff --git a/functions/functions/package-lock.json b/functions/functions/package-lock.json
index 7259e8191..cc52d382b 100644
--- a/functions/functions/package-lock.json
+++ b/functions/functions/package-lock.json
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
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       "name": "functions",
       "dependencies": {
-        "bad-words": "^1.3.1",
+        "bad-words": "^1.6.5",
         "capitalize-sentence": "^0.1.2",
         "firebase-admin": "^12.0.0",
         "firebase-functions": "^6.1.0"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": "^22"
+        "node": "20"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@fastify/busboy": {
@@ -569,9 +569,10 @@
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     },
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-      "version": "1.6.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bad-words/-/bad-words-1.6.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-BkgwIZUanYD7X8qi8Nmh51p0W1A=",
+      "version": "1.6.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bad-words/-/bad-words-1.6.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-KzDrzFtzS8Z+v4I+KuanePuaj7g6aRms2WYQOt7n+UugfqMPheYS7zcyTypokxMno2Ss6xfo062ya1aVrviB2g==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "badwords-list": "^1.0.0"
       }
diff --git a/functions/functions/package.json b/functions/functions/package.json
index 6b4500458..3b9dca409 100644
--- a/functions/functions/package.json
+++ b/functions/functions/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "node": "20"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "bad-words": "^1.3.1",
+    "bad-words": "^1.6.5",
     "capitalize-sentence": "^0.1.2",
     "firebase-admin": "^12.0.0",
     "firebase-functions": "^6.1.0"