diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index 4450f76..a1cedef 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
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         "@libsql/client": "^0.17.0",
         "argon2": "^0.44.0",
-        "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
+        "dotenv": "^17.3.1",
         "drizzle-orm": "^0.45.1",
         "fastify": "^5.7.4",
         "nodemailer": "^8.0.1",
@@ -4083,9 +4083,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.6.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-uBq4egWHTcTt33a72vpSG0z3HnPuIl6NqYcTrKEg2azoEyl2hpW0zqlxysq2pK9HlDIHyHyakeYaYnSAwd8bow==",
+      "version": "17.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-IO8C/dzEb6O3F9/twg6ZLXz164a2fhTnEWb95H23Dm4OuN+92NmEAlTrupP9VW6Jm3sO26tQlqyvyi4CsnY9GA==",
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 4f9ed53..ae6a826 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "@fastify/static": "^9.0.0",
     "@libsql/client": "^0.17.0",
     "argon2": "^0.44.0",
-    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
+    "dotenv": "^17.3.1",
     "drizzle-orm": "^0.45.1",
     "fastify": "^5.7.4",
     "nodemailer": "^8.0.1",