diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index 6bc864a..24e1b50 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
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         "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
         "mongoose": "^8.1.1",
@@ -1313,9 +1313,10 @@
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+      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
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         "node": ">=12"
       },
@@ -4940,9 +4941,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-XvPXc8XAQThSjAbY6cQ/9PcBXmFoWuw1sQ3b8HqUCR6ziGXjkTi//kB9SWa2UwqlgdAIuRqAa/9hVljzPehbYg=="
+      "version": "16.4.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.5.tgz",
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diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 99864ad..30e5303 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
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     "chai": "^5.1.0",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
-    "dotenv": "^16.1.4",
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
     "express": "^4.19.2",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
     "mongoose": "^8.1.1",