diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index 3c30ed6..8607c97 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
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         "cors": "^2.8.5",
         "coverage": "^0.4.1",
-        "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
+        "dotenv": "^16.4.7",
         "express": "^4.21.0",
         "express-session": "^1.18.0",
         "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
@@ -1885,9 +1885,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/dotenv": {
-      "version": "16.4.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ZmdL2rui+eB2YwhsWzjInR8LldtZHGDoQ1ugH85ppHKwpUHL7j7rN0Ti9NCnGiQbhaZ11FpR+7ao1dNsmduNUg==",
+      "version": "16.4.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-47qPchRCykZC03FhkYAhrvwU4xDBFIj1QPqaarj6mdM/hgUzfPHcpkHJOn3mJAufFeeAxAzeGsr5X0M4k6fLZQ==",
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index d162fb7..cf29466 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "bcrypt": "^5.1.1",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "coverage": "^0.4.1",
-    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.7",
     "express": "^4.21.0",
     "express-session": "^1.18.0",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",