diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index 66e0a8c..a7bca64 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -1981,9 +1981,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.5.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.6.tgz",
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diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 1fed580..8e24b54 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "bcrypt": "^5.1.1",
     "bcryptjs": "^2.4.3",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
-    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.6",
     "express": "^4.21.0",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
     "mongoose": "^8.7.0",