diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 5f1ca5a..2d035c0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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+        "dotenv": "^17.4.2",
         "express": "^5.1.0",
         "express-session": "^1.18.1",
         "gulp": "^5.0.1",
@@ -6801,9 +6801,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.2.2.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.4.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-nI4U3TottKAcAD9LLud4Cb7b2QztQMUEfHbvhTH09bqXTxnSie8WnjPALV/WMCrJZ6UV/qHJ6L03OqO3LcdYZw==",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6866888..47cc797 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
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     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.7",
     "date-and-time": "^4.5.1",
-    "dotenv": "^17.2.2",
+    "dotenv": "^17.4.2",
     "express": "^5.1.0",
     "express-session": "^1.18.1",
     "gulp": "^5.0.1",