diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 5bf5279..93a4ec3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
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+        "zod": "^4.4.3"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/express": "^5.0.0",
@@ -4092,9 +4092,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zod/-/zod-3.25.76.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zod/-/zod-4.4.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ytENFjIJFl2UwYglde2jchW2Hwm4GJFLDiSXWdTrJQBIN9Fcyp7n4DhxJEiWNAJMV1/BqWfW/kkg71UDcHJyTQ==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "funding": {
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/colinhacks"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 98edeaa..3faf131 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "express-rate-limit": "^8.5.1",
     "nostr-tools": "^2.23.3",
     "pg": "^8.20.0",
-    "zod": "^3.24.2"
+    "zod": "^4.4.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/express": "^5.0.0",