diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index ead22e4..5fe37a4 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
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         "cors": "^2.8.5",
         "csurf": "^1.11.0",
-        "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
+        "dotenv": "^16.6.1",
         "express": "^4.18.3",
         "helmet": "^7.1.0",
         "mongoose": "^8.2.0"
@@ -896,9 +896,10 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/dotenv": {
-      "version": "16.4.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ZmdL2rui+eB2YwhsWzjInR8LldtZHGDoQ1ugH85ppHKwpUHL7j7rN0Ti9NCnGiQbhaZ11FpR+7ao1dNsmduNUg==",
+      "version": "16.6.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.6.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-uBq4egWHTcTt33a72vpSG0z3HnPuIl6NqYcTrKEg2azoEyl2hpW0zqlxysq2pK9HlDIHyHyakeYaYnSAwd8bow==",
+      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
       },
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index c69b4aa..5ba6ddd 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "csurf": "^1.11.0",
-    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
+    "dotenv": "^16.6.1",
     "express": "^4.18.3",
     "helmet": "^7.1.0",
     "mongoose": "^8.2.0"