diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index b52f683..0a641d4 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
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         "body-parser": "^1.20.3",
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
-        "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
+        "dotenv": "^16.6.1",
         "express": "^4.21.2",
         "express-session": "^1.18.2",
         "fs": "^0.0.1-security",
@@ -392,9 +392,9 @@
       }
     },
     "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 c157f82..a8ffcc7 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "axios": "^1.8.2",
     "body-parser": "^1.20.3",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
-    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
+    "dotenv": "^16.6.1",
     "express": "^4.21.2",
     "express-session": "^1.18.2",
     "fs": "^0.0.1-security",