diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index cac5834..e866773 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
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         "cookie-parser": "^1.4.6",
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
-        "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
+        "dotenv": "^17.0.0",
         "express": "^4.18.2",
         "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.1",
         "mongoose": "^7.6.0",
@@ -2085,9 +2085,10 @@
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     },
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ZmdL2rui+eB2YwhsWzjInR8LldtZHGDoQ1ugH85ppHKwpUHL7j7rN0Ti9NCnGiQbhaZ11FpR+7ao1dNsmduNUg==",
+      "version": "17.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-IO8C/dzEb6O3F9/twg6ZLXz164a2fhTnEWb95H23Dm4OuN+92NmEAlTrupP9VW6Jm3sO26tQlqyvyi4CsnY9GA==",
+      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
       },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d8bb496..7eebf85 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "bcrypt": "^5.1.1",
     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.6",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
-    "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
+    "dotenv": "^17.0.0",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.1",
     "mongoose": "^7.6.0",