diff --git a/api-server/package.json b/api-server/package.json
index a234fbda1b02b9..2afca7adcaaaee 100644
--- a/api-server/package.json
+++ b/api-server/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     "cross-env": "7.0.3",
     "csurf": "1.11.0",
     "date-fns": "1.30.1",
-    "debug": "2.2.0",
+    "debug": "2.6.9",
     "dedent": "0.7.0",
     "dotenv": "6.2.0",
     "express-flash": "0.0.2",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 15df0b8541218f..ebdb46942cc376 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
         "cross-env": "7.0.3",
         "csurf": "1.11.0",
         "date-fns": "1.30.1",
-        "debug": "2.2.0",
+        "debug": "2.6.9",
         "dedent": "0.7.0",
         "dotenv": "6.2.0",
         "express-flash": "0.0.2",
@@ -343,16 +343,6 @@
         "lodash.snakecase": "^4.1.1"
       }
     },
-    "api-server/node_modules/debug": {
-      "version": "2.2.0",
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "ms": "0.7.1"
-      }
-    },
-    "api-server/node_modules/debug/node_modules/ms": {
-      "version": "0.7.1"
-    },
     "api-server/node_modules/dotenv": {
       "version": "6.2.0",
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
@@ -54063,7 +54053,7 @@
       "version": "0.0.1",
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
       "devDependencies": {
-        "debug": "4.3.2",
+        "debug": "2.6.9",
         "dotenv": "10.0.0",
         "readdirp": "^3.6.0"
       },
@@ -54098,7 +54088,7 @@
       "version": "0.0.1",
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
       "devDependencies": {
-        "debug": "4.3.2",
+        "debug": "2.6.9",
         "dotenv": "10.0.0",
         "lodash": "4.17.21",
         "mongodb": "3.7.3"
@@ -55943,7 +55933,7 @@
         "cross-env": "7.0.3",
         "csurf": "1.11.0",
         "date-fns": "1.30.1",
-        "debug": "2.2.0",
+        "debug": "2.6.9",
         "dedent": "0.7.0",
         "dotenv": "6.2.0",
         "express-flash": "0.0.2",
@@ -56118,17 +56108,6 @@
             "lodash.snakecase": "^4.1.1"
           }
         },
-        "debug": {
-          "version": "2.2.0",
-          "requires": {
-            "ms": "0.7.1"
-          },
-          "dependencies": {
-            "ms": {
-              "version": "0.7.1"
-            }
-          }
-        },
         "dotenv": {
           "version": "6.2.0"
         },
@@ -56596,7 +56575,7 @@
     "@freecodecamp/scripts-build": {
       "version": "file:tools/scripts/build",
       "requires": {
-        "debug": "4.3.2",
+        "debug": "2.6.9",
         "dotenv": "10.0.0",
         "readdirp": "^3.6.0"
       },
@@ -56617,7 +56596,7 @@
     "@freecodecamp/scripts-seed": {
       "version": "file:tools/scripts/seed",
       "requires": {
-        "debug": "4.3.2",
+        "debug": "2.6.9",
         "dotenv": "10.0.0",
         "lodash": "4.17.21",
         "mongodb": "3.7.3"
diff --git a/tools/scripts/build/package.json b/tools/scripts/build/package.json
index e12f76c777b090..f6adcb8fb45200 100644
--- a/tools/scripts/build/package.json
+++ b/tools/scripts/build/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   "author": "freeCodeCamp <team@freecodecamp.org>",
   "main": "none",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "debug": "4.3.2",
+    "debug": "2.6.9",
     "dotenv": "10.0.0",
     "readdirp": "^3.6.0"
   }
diff --git a/tools/scripts/seed/package.json b/tools/scripts/seed/package.json
index ffbbe7c571ece1..8b9be16a7ab8f3 100644
--- a/tools/scripts/seed/package.json
+++ b/tools/scripts/seed/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   "author": "freeCodeCamp <team@freecodecamp.org>",
   "main": "none",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "debug": "4.3.2",
+    "debug": "2.6.9",
     "dotenv": "10.0.0",
     "lodash": "4.17.21",
     "mongodb": "3.7.3"