diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index 0a879d934..cd521119c 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
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+    "node_modules/@opentelemetry/api": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@opentelemetry/api/-/api-1.9.0.tgz",
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+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "engines": {
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+      }
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     "node_modules/@peculiar/asn1-cms": {
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@@ -11618,6 +11682,15 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/hpagent/-/hpagent-1.2.0.tgz",
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+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=14"
+      }
+    },
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/undici/-/undici-6.19.8.tgz",
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+      "engines": {
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diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 398dcbf26..91f64c53d 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@
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     "@aws-sdk/client-sts": "^3.600.0",
     "@casl/ability": "^6.5.0",
+    "@elastic/elasticsearch": "^8.15.0",
     "@fastify/cookie": "^9.3.1",
     "@fastify/cors": "^8.5.0",
     "@fastify/etag": "^5.1.0",