diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index da4eea2..69a6d94 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       "name": "devtrack-backend",
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "dotenv": "^17.4.2",
+        "dotenv": "^18.0.7",
         "express": "^4.19.2"
       },
       "engines": {
@@ -161,10 +161,13 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/dotenv": {
-      "version": "17.4.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.4.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-nI4U3TottKAcAD9LLud4Cb7b2QztQMUEfHbvhTH09bqXTxnSie8WnjPALV/WMCrJZ6UV/qHJ6L03OqO3LcdYZw==",
+      "version": "18.0.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-18.0.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-QEvMEF8ca3GNZJJnAbOgxpj5ULhBvnMcURp+XKrtvqFNPgjBvYoswQ0Jl2cO7JzCjxZjJhr9ZuIEhlrRxMft/Q==",
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "bin": {
+        "dotenv": "dist/index.cjs"
+      },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
       },
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index c2987d0..1be3ef8 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "node": ">=18"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "dotenv": "^17.4.2",
+    "dotenv": "^18.0.7",
     "express": "^4.19.2"
   },
   "overrides": {