diff --git a/backend/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/backend/npm-shrinkwrap.json
index 1b1536b..491213d 100644
--- a/backend/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/backend/npm-shrinkwrap.json
@@ -582,9 +582,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "eslint-plugin-jsdoc": {
-      "version": "4.8.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eslint-plugin-jsdoc/-/eslint-plugin-jsdoc-4.8.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-lKOaphUUzv0qKJrAdEwQGEWcNN2Foae5W111u1ASKQeliyJkKXCVxia0dakATuI/s2ojr6Q3FVzWwT6uE1icBg==",
+      "version": "7.2.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eslint-plugin-jsdoc/-/eslint-plugin-jsdoc-7.2.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-233HUc5ftIlmswaNmck++gkoW2iubcDDbM4KCzTHaawJFODuTNriDmZyKm8+7GgNnnwlkrE0mmD4TCzrdMTnsA==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "comment-parser": "^0.5.4",
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index ed14cfd..9216549 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "eslint": "^5.16.0",
     "eslint-config-google": "^0.12.0",
-    "eslint-plugin-jsdoc": "^4.8.3",
+    "eslint-plugin-jsdoc": "^7.2.3",
     "husky": "^1.3.1",
     "prettier": "1.17.0",
     "pretty-quick": "^1.10.0"