diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index dd25e3a..872a63b 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         "cloudinary": "^1.41.3",
         "cookie-parser": "^1.4.6",
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
-        "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
+        "dotenv": "^17.4.2",
         "express": "^4.19.2",
         "googleapis": "^140.0.0",
         "helmet": "^8.3.0",
@@ -2482,9 +2482,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/dotenv": {
-      "version": "16.6.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.6.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-uBq4egWHTcTt33a72vpSG0z3HnPuIl6NqYcTrKEg2azoEyl2hpW0zqlxysq2pK9HlDIHyHyakeYaYnSAwd8bow==",
+      "version": "17.4.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.4.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-nI4U3TottKAcAD9LLud4Cb7b2QztQMUEfHbvhTH09bqXTxnSie8WnjPALV/WMCrJZ6UV/qHJ6L03OqO3LcdYZw==",
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index a680aa8..7e64c64 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "cloudinary": "^1.41.3",
     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.6",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
-    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
+    "dotenv": "^17.4.2",
     "express": "^4.19.2",
     "googleapis": "^140.0.0",
     "helmet": "^8.3.0",