diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index 632472e494..79947378d5 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
     "sanitize-filename": "^1.6.1",
     "serialize-javascript": "^1.4.0",
     "session-rethinkdb": "^2.0.0",
-    "shortid": "^2.2.8",
+    "shortid": "^2.2.12",
     "slate": "^0.20.1",
     "slate-markdown": "0.1.0",
     "slugg": "^1.1.0",
diff --git a/api/yarn.lock b/api/yarn.lock
index 3bd13dad5e..3b333a3a73 100644
--- a/api/yarn.lock
+++ b/api/yarn.lock
@@ -5030,6 +5030,10 @@ nan@^2.3.0:
   version "2.8.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nan/-/nan-2.8.0.tgz#ed715f3fe9de02b57a5e6252d90a96675e1f085a"
 
+nanoid@^1.0.7:
+  version "1.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nanoid/-/nanoid-1.1.0.tgz#b18e806e1cdbfdbe030374d5cf08a48cbc80b474"
+
 nanomatch@^1.2.5:
   version "1.2.7"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nanomatch/-/nanomatch-1.2.7.tgz#53cd4aa109ff68b7f869591fdc9d10daeeea3e79"
@@ -6533,9 +6537,11 @@ shellwords@^0.1.1:
   version "0.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/shellwords/-/shellwords-0.1.1.tgz#d6b9181c1a48d397324c84871efbcfc73fc0654b"
 
-shortid@^2.2.8:
-  version "2.2.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/shortid/-/shortid-2.2.8.tgz#033b117d6a2e975804f6f0969dbe7d3d0b355131"
+shortid@^2.2.12:
+  version "2.2.12"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/shortid/-/shortid-2.2.12.tgz#8e9a95ffbc671fff8f09e985dbc7874102b0cfd2"
+  dependencies:
+    nanoid "^1.0.7"
 
 signal-exit@^3.0.0, signal-exit@^3.0.2:
   version "3.0.2"