diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8fdb7c0c449ef..06467e5d03d65 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
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 				"@wordpress/widgets": "4.19.5",
 				"@wordpress/wordcount": "4.19.1",
-				"backbone": "1.6.0",
+				"backbone": "1.6.1",
 				"clipboard": "2.0.11",
 				"core-js-url-browser": "3.6.4",
 				"element-closest": "3.0.2",
@@ -11046,9 +11046,10 @@
 			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/backbone": {
-			"version": "1.6.0",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/backbone/-/backbone-1.6.0.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-13PUjmsgw/49EowNcQvfG4gmczz1ximTMhUktj0Jfrjth0MVaTxehpU+qYYX4MxnuIuhmvBLC6/ayxuAGnOhbA==",
+			"version": "1.6.1",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/backbone/-/backbone-1.6.1.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-YQzWxOrIgL6BoFnZjThVN99smKYhyEXXFyJJ2lsF1wJLyo4t+QjmkLrH8/fN22FZ4ykF70Xq7PgTugJVR4zS9Q==",
+			"license": "MIT",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"underscore": ">=1.8.3"
 			}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index aeef7640f47ce..c0a974bba8b1e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
 		"@wordpress/warning": "3.19.1",
 		"@wordpress/widgets": "4.19.5",
 		"@wordpress/wordcount": "4.19.1",
-		"backbone": "1.6.0",
+		"backbone": "1.6.1",
 		"clipboard": "2.0.11",
 		"core-js-url-browser": "3.6.4",
 		"element-closest": "3.0.2",