diff --git a/api/package-lock.json b/api/package-lock.json
index 72d58fd..0d63aeb 100644
--- a/api/package-lock.json
+++ b/api/package-lock.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       "name": "test-the-web-api",
       "version": "0.0.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "dotenv": "16.4.5",
+        "dotenv": "16.4.7",
         "express": "4.21.2",
         "helmet": "8.0.0"
       },
@@ -259,9 +259,10 @@
       }
     },
     "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/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index a229bcc..02ca63b 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "typecheck": "tsc"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "dotenv": "16.4.5",
+    "dotenv": "16.4.7",
     "express": "4.21.2",
     "helmet": "8.0.0"
   },