diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 350b0d9..62c3e86 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
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+        "dotenv": "^16.5.0",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.5.0.tgz",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 422da15..d1235e2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
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     "cookie-parser": "~1.4.7",
     "debug": "^4.4.0",
-    "dotenv": "^16.4.7",
+    "dotenv": "^16.5.0",
     "express": "^4.21.2",
     "express-promise-router": "^4.1.1",
     "express-session": "^1.18.1",