diff --git a/app/package.json b/app/package.json
index f2b4e253..e376e788 100644
--- a/app/package.json
+++ b/app/package.json
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     "angular-route": "~1.6.9",
     "angular-ui-bootstrap": "~1.3.3",
     "async": "~1.5.2",
-    "backbone": "~1.3.3",
+    "backbone": "~1.4.0",
     "bootstrap": "~3.3.7",
     "jointjs": "~1.1.0",
     "jquery-resize": "https://github.com/cowboy/jquery-resize#v1.1",
diff --git a/app/yarn.lock b/app/yarn.lock
index 16aaf19a..98977974 100644
--- a/app/yarn.lock
+++ b/app/yarn.lock
@@ -93,13 +93,20 @@ async@~1.5.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/async/-/async-1.5.2.tgz#ec6a61ae56480c0c3cb241c95618e20892f9672a"
   integrity sha1-7GphrlZIDAw8skHJVhjiCJL5Zyo=
 
-backbone@1.3.3, backbone@~1.3.3:
+backbone@1.3.3:
   version "1.3.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/backbone/-/backbone-1.3.3.tgz#4cc80ea7cb1631ac474889ce40f2f8bc683b2999"
   integrity sha1-TMgOp8sWMaxHSInOQPL4vGg7KZk=
   dependencies:
     underscore ">=1.8.3"
 
+backbone@~1.4.0:
+  version "1.4.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/backbone/-/backbone-1.4.0.tgz#54db4de9df7c3811c3f032f34749a4cd27f3bd12"
+  integrity sha512-RLmDrRXkVdouTg38jcgHhyQ/2zjg7a8E6sz2zxfz21Hh17xDJYUHBZimVIt5fUyS8vbfpeSmTL3gUjTEvUV3qQ==
+  dependencies:
+    underscore ">=1.8.3"
+
 balanced-match@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/balanced-match/-/balanced-match-1.0.0.tgz#89b4d199ab2bee49de164ea02b89ce462d71b767"