diff --git a/server/mongo/migrations/0.16.1.py b/server/mongo/migrations/0.16.1.py
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+from pymongo.database import Database, Collection
+
+
+def migrate_backend(db: Database):
+    collection: Collection = db["project"]
+    featured = "featured"
+    query = {featured: {"$exists": False}}
+    for doc in collection.find(filter=query, projection=()):
+        collection.update_one(
+            {"_id": doc["_id"]}, {"$set": {featured: 9999}},
+        )