diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/UsersController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/UsersController.php
index a4f4912..a156799 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/UsersController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/UsersController.php
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
 use App\Models\User;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Hash;
+use App\Http\Requests\Auth\UpdatePasswordRequest;
 
 class UsersController extends Controller
 {
@@ -70,4 +72,28 @@ class UsersController extends Controller
             'username' => $user->username,
         ]);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @requestMediaType multipart/form-data
+     */
+
+    public function updatePassword(UpdatePasswordRequest $request)
+    {
+        $data = $request->validated();
+        $user = $request->user();
+
+        if (!Hash::check($data['old_password'], $user->password)) {
+            return response()->json([
+                'message' => 'The provided password does not match your current password.',
+            ], 422);
+        }
+
+        $user->update([
+            'password' => $data['new_password'],
+        ]);
+
+        return response()->json([
+            'message' => 'Password updated successfully',
+        ]);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Auth/RegisterRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Auth/RegisterRequest.php
index b050cbc..b7b81e4 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/Auth/RegisterRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Auth/RegisterRequest.php
@@ -26,7 +26,16 @@ class RegisterRequest extends FormRequest
         return [
             'username' => ['required', 'string', 'max:120', 'unique:users,username'],
             'email' => ['required', 'string', 'email', 'max:255', 'unique:users,email'],
-            'password' => ['required', 'string', Password::defaults(), 'confirmed'],
+            'password' => [
+                'required', 
+                'string', 
+                Password::min(8)
+                    ->letters()
+                    ->mixedCase()
+                    ->numbers()
+                    ->symbols(), 
+                'confirmed', 
+            ],
             'device_name' => ['nullable', 'string', 'max:255'],
             'avatar' => ['nullable', 'image', 'max:10240'],
         ];
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/Auth/UpdatePasswordRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/Auth/UpdatePasswordRequest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c619fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/Auth/UpdatePasswordRequest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Requests\Auth;
+
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Validation\ValidationRule;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
+use Illuminate\Validation\Rules\Password;
+
+class UpdatePasswordRequest extends FormRequest
+{
+    /**
+     * Determine if the user is authorized to make this request.
+     */
+    public function authorize(): bool
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the validation rules that apply to the request.
+     *
+     * @return array<string, array<int, string|ValidationRule>>
+     */
+    public function rules(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'old_password' => ['required', 'string', 'min:8'],
+            'new_password' => [
+                'required', 
+                'string', 
+                Password::min(8)
+                    ->letters()
+                    ->mixedCase()
+                    ->numbers()
+                    ->symbols(), 
+                'confirmed', 
+            ],
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index f93b788..a59be22 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Route::middleware('auth:sanctum')->group(function (): void {
     // User
     Route::get('users/leaderboard', [UsersController::class, 'leaderboard']);
     Route::put('users/update/username', [UsersController::class, 'updateUsername']);
+    Route::put('users/update/password', [UsersController::class, 'updatePassword']);
     Route::get('users/{user}', [UsersController::class, 'show']);
     Route::post('users/{user}/avatar', [UsersController::class, 'updateAvatar']);
     Route::post('hunts/{hunt}/participate', [HuntsController::class, 'participate']);