diff --git a/services/cache/mecache/package.json b/services/cache/mecache/package.json
index e98c7edb..e7530a97 100644
--- a/services/cache/mecache/package.json
+++ b/services/cache/mecache/package.json
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
-    "express": "^4.15.2",
+    "express": "^4.18.2",
     "memory-cache": "^0.2.0",
     "prom-client": "^11.3.0",
     "properties-reader": "^2.2.0",
     "superagent": "^5.0.5"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16.3.0"
+    "node": ">=16.14.0"
   },
   "author": "Argiro Kokogiannaki <argirok@di.uoa.gr>",
   "license": "NKUA"
diff --git a/services/utils-service/package.json b/services/utils-service/package.json
index 6965d570..5ef016df 100644
--- a/services/utils-service/package.json
+++ b/services/utils-service/package.json
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@
   "author": "",
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
-    "body-parser": "^1.15.2",
-    "cookie-parser": "^1.4.4",
-    "cors": "^2.8.4",
-    "express": "^4.15.2",
-    "multer": "1.4.5-lts.1",
+    "body-parser": "^1.20.2",
+    "cookie-parser": "^1.4.6",
+    "cors": "^2.8.5",
+    "express": "^4.18.2",
+    "multer": "^1.4.5-lts.1",
     "properties-reader": "^2.2.0"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16.3.0"
+    "node": ">=16.14.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/services/utils-service/properties.file b/services/utils-service/properties.file
index 4f43d8fc..fcf8ca6f 100644
--- a/services/utils-service/properties.file
+++ b/services/utils-service/properties.file
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ localPath = true
 max.size = 200
 # file size in KB
 big-max.size = 1000
-port = 8000
+port = 8001