diff --git a/functions/functions/package.json b/functions/functions/package.json
index f86f91a98..cbd3b2d57 100644
--- a/functions/functions/package.json
+++ b/functions/functions/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "bad-words": "^1.3.1",
     "capitalize-sentence": "^0.1.2",
-    "firebase-admin": "^9.0.0",
+    "firebase-admin": "^12.2.0",
     "firebase-functions": "^3.11.0"
   },
   "private": true