diff --git a/auth-backend/AuthenticatesUsers.php b/auth-backend/AuthenticatesUsers.php
index 5863af7..c42ea88 100644
--- a/auth-backend/AuthenticatesUsers.php
+++ b/auth-backend/AuthenticatesUsers.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
+use Illuminate\Validation\Rules;
 use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;
 
 trait AuthenticatesUsers
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ protected function validateLogin(Request $request)
     {
         $request->validate([
             $this->username() => 'required|string',
-            'password' => 'required|string',
+            'password' => Rules\Password::required(),
         ]);
     }
 
diff --git a/auth-backend/ResetsPasswords.php b/auth-backend/ResetsPasswords.php
index 69a3ba3..9a87f78 100644
--- a/auth-backend/ResetsPasswords.php
+++ b/auth-backend/ResetsPasswords.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Hash;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Password;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+use Illuminate\Validation\Rules;
 use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;
 
 trait ResetsPasswords
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ trait ResetsPasswords
     public function showResetForm(Request $request)
     {
         $token = $request->route()->parameter('token');
-        
+
         return view('auth.passwords.reset')->with(
             ['token' => $token, 'email' => $request->email]
         );
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ protected function rules()
         return [
             'token' => 'required',
             'email' => 'required|email',
-            'password' => 'required|confirmed|min:8',
+            'password' => ['required', 'confirmed', Rules\Password::defaults()],
         ];
     }
 
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 058d64b..1f18638 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@
     ],
     "require": {
         "php": "^7.3|^8.0",
-        "illuminate/console": "^8.0",
-        "illuminate/filesystem": "^8.0",
-        "illuminate/support": "^8.0"
+        "illuminate/console": "^8.42",
+        "illuminate/filesystem": "^8.42",
+        "illuminate/support": "^8.42",
+        "illuminate/validation": "^8.42"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {