diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 49e7ffa..a3fba1e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.4.1.tgz",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8e79878..777d468 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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   "dependencies": {
     "cors": "^2.8.6",
-    "dotenv": "^17.3.1",
+    "dotenv": "^17.4.1",
     "express": "^5.2.1",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.3",
     "mariadb": "^3.5.2",