diff --git a/backend-server/Gemfile b/backend-server/Gemfile
index ef4bfed..4edeab2 100644
--- a/backend-server/Gemfile
+++ b/backend-server/Gemfile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ gem 'dotenv', '~> 2.8'  # Environment variable management
 gem 'securerandom'
 
 # Native Extensions
-gem 'ffi', '~> 1.15'
+gem 'ffi', '~> 1.17'
 
 # Testing
 group :test do
diff --git a/backend-server/Gemfile.lock b/backend-server/Gemfile.lock
index bfef740..633e68f 100644
--- a/backend-server/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/backend-server/Gemfile.lock
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ GEM
     connection_pool (3.0.2)
     csv (3.3.5)
     dotenv (2.8.1)
-    ffi (1.17.3)
-    ffi (1.17.3-x64-mingw-ucrt)
-    ffi (1.17.3-x86_64-linux-gnu)
+    ffi (1.17.4)
+    ffi (1.17.4-x64-mingw-ucrt)
+    ffi (1.17.4-x86_64-linux-gnu)
     io-console (0.8.2)
     json (2.19.5)
     language_server-protocol (3.17.0.5)
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   bcrypt (~> 3.1, >= 3.1.22)
   csv (~> 3.2)
   dotenv (~> 2.8)
-  ffi (~> 1.15)
+  ffi (~> 1.17)
   json (~> 2.19, >= 2.19.2)
   minitest (~> 5.18)
   mocha (~> 2.0)
@@ -105,13 +105,14 @@ DEPENDENCIES
 CHECKSUMS
   base64 (0.3.0) sha256=27337aeabad6ffae05c265c450490628ef3ebd4b67be58257393227588f5a97b
   bcrypt (3.1.22) sha256=1f0072e88c2d705d94aff7f2c5cb02eb3f1ec4b8368671e19112527489f29032
+  bundler (4.0.11) sha256=5bcec0fb78302e48d02ee46f10ee6e6942be647ba5b44a6d1ddfda9a240ce785
   coderay (1.1.3) sha256=dc530018a4684512f8f38143cd2a096c9f02a1fc2459edcfe534787a7fc77d4b
   connection_pool (3.0.2) sha256=33fff5ba71a12d2aa26cb72b1db8bba2a1a01823559fb01d29eb74c286e62e0a
   csv (3.3.5) sha256=6e5134ac3383ef728b7f02725d9872934f523cb40b961479f69cf3afa6c8e73f
   dotenv (2.8.1) sha256=c5944793349ae03c432e1780a2ca929d60b88c7d14d52d630db0508c3a8a17d8
-  ffi (1.17.3) sha256=0e9f39f7bb3934f77ad6feab49662be77e87eedcdeb2a3f5c0234c2938563d4c
-  ffi (1.17.3-x64-mingw-ucrt) sha256=5f1d7d067a9a1058ad183dba25b05557cd51c85fc1768c49338eabc1cf242d7c
-  ffi (1.17.3-x86_64-linux-gnu) sha256=3746b01f677aae7b16dc1acb7cb3cc17b3e35bdae7676a3f568153fb0e2c887f
+  ffi (1.17.4) sha256=bcd1642e06f0d16fc9e09ac6d49c3a7298b9789bcb58127302f934e437d60acf
+  ffi (1.17.4-x64-mingw-ucrt) sha256=f6ff9618cfccc494138bddade27aa06c74c6c7bc367a1ea1103d80c2fcb9ed35
+  ffi (1.17.4-x86_64-linux-gnu) sha256=9d3db14c2eae074b382fa9c083fe95aec6e0a1451da249eab096c34002bc752d
   io-console (0.8.2) sha256=d6e3ae7a7cc7574f4b8893b4fca2162e57a825b223a177b7afa236c5ef9814cc
   json (2.19.5) sha256=218a18553e4801d579ca7e0f5bc72bafd776d7397238a1fb4e74db5b0a812c59
   language_server-protocol (3.17.0.5) sha256=fd1e39a51a28bf3eec959379985a72e296e9f9acfce46f6a79d31ca8760803cc