diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index 651cbbe12..967d765b9 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         "@opengovsg/sgid-client": "^2.1.0",
         "@sentry/node": "5.30.0",
         "async-retry": "1.3.3",
-        "axios": "0.21.4",
+        "axios": "^0.21.4",
         "bcrypt": "5.0.1",
         "bee-queue": "1.4.2",
         "bytes": "^3.1.2",
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 42d3c2e4d..fa6efea3f 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     "@opengovsg/sgid-client": "^2.1.0",
     "@sentry/node": "5.30.0",
     "async-retry": "1.3.3",
-    "axios": "0.21.4",
+    "axios": "^0.21.4",
     "bcrypt": "5.0.1",
     "bee-queue": "1.4.2",
     "bytes": "^3.1.2",