diff --git a/functions/functions/package.json b/functions/functions/package.json
index a5a860ee34..c30c99a7ac 100644
--- a/functions/functions/package.json
+++ b/functions/functions/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "bad-words": "^1.3.1",
     "capitalize-sentence": "^0.1.2",
-    "firebase-admin": "~5.10.0",
+    "firebase-admin": "~9.0.0",
     "firebase-functions": "0.9.0"
   },
   "private": true