diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 89dd5c8..2856782 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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@@ -318,9 +318,9 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.2.3.tgz",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a41db56..10af8ed 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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   "dependencies": {
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
-    "dotenv": "^17.2.2",
+    "dotenv": "^17.2.3",
     "express": "^5.1.0",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
     "mariadb": "^3.4.5",