diff --git a/services/cache/mecache/package.json b/services/cache/mecache/package.json
index c321041d..e98c7edb 100644
--- a/services/cache/mecache/package.json
+++ b/services/cache/mecache/package.json
@@ -6,19 +6,19 @@
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node cache.js",
     "prepare-dist": "rm -rf dist; mkdir dist; cp package.json ./dist; cp cache.js ./dist; cp properties.file ./dist;",
-    "prepare-beta":" npm run prepare-dist; cp beta-properties.file ./dist/properties.file",
-    "prepare-prod":" npm run prepare-dist; cp production-properties.file ./dist/properties.file"
+    "prepare-beta": " npm run prepare-dist; cp beta-properties.file ./dist/properties.file",
+    "prepare-prod": " npm run prepare-dist; cp production-properties.file ./dist/properties.file"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "express": "^4.15.2",
     "memory-cache": "^0.2.0",
-    "superagent": "^5.0.5",
     "prom-client": "^11.3.0",
-    "properties-reader": "0.0.16"
+    "properties-reader": "^2.2.0",
+    "superagent": "^5.0.5"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "16.3.0"
+    "node": ">=16.3.0"
   },
   "author": "Argiro Kokogiannaki <argirok@di.uoa.gr>",
   "license": "NKUA"
diff --git a/services/utils-service/package.json b/services/utils-service/package.json
index 0ab94c2b..6965d570 100644
--- a/services/utils-service/package.json
+++ b/services/utils-service/package.json
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node uploadService.js",
     "prepare-dist": "rm -rf dist; mkdir dist; cp package.json ./dist; cp uploadService.js ./dist; cp properties.file ./dist;",
-    "prepare-beta":" npm run prepare-dist; cp beta-properties.file ./dist/properties.file",
-    "prepare-prod":" npm run prepare-dist; cp production-properties.file ./dist/properties.file"
+    "prepare-beta": " npm run prepare-dist; cp beta-properties.file ./dist/properties.file",
+    "prepare-prod": " npm run prepare-dist; cp production-properties.file ./dist/properties.file"
   },
   "keywords": [],
   "author": "",
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.4",
     "cors": "^2.8.4",
     "express": "^4.15.2",
-    "multer": "^1.1.0",
-    "properties-reader": "0.0.16"
+    "multer": "1.4.5-lts.1",
+    "properties-reader": "^2.2.0"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "16.3.0"
+    "node": ">=16.3.0"
   }
 }