diff --git a/functions/functions/package.json b/functions/functions/package.json
index f86f91a98..e5c0f1422 100644
--- a/functions/functions/package.json
+++ b/functions/functions/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "node": "10"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "bad-words": "^1.3.1",
+    "bad-words": "^1.6.5",
     "capitalize-sentence": "^0.1.2",
     "firebase-admin": "^9.0.0",
     "firebase-functions": "^3.11.0"