diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 05e5e10..5684088 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
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     "cheerio": "^1.2.0",
     "cors": "^2.8.6",
-    "dotenv": "^17.4.2",
+    "dotenv": "^18.0.5",
     "drizzle-orm": "^0.45.2",
     "express": "^5.2.1",
     "ioredis": "^5.11.1",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b6d149c..ffc1833 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
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         "cheerio": "^1.2.0",
         "cors": "^2.8.6",
-        "dotenv": "^17.4.2",
+        "dotenv": "^18.0.5",
         "drizzle-orm": "^0.45.2",
         "express": "^5.2.1",
         "openid-client": "^6.8.4",
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
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         "cheerio": "^1.2.0",
         "cors": "^2.8.6",
-        "dotenv": "^17.4.2",
+        "dotenv": "^18.0.5",
         "drizzle-orm": "^0.45.2",
         "express": "^5.2.1",
         "ioredis": "^5.11.1",
@@ -1482,6 +1482,18 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@dotenvx/dotenvx/node_modules/dotenv": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.4.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-nI4U3TottKAcAD9LLud4Cb7b2QztQMUEfHbvhTH09bqXTxnSie8WnjPALV/WMCrJZ6UV/qHJ6L03OqO3LcdYZw==",
+      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://dotenvx.com"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@dotenvx/dotenvx/node_modules/execa": {
       "version": "5.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/execa/-/execa-5.1.1.tgz",
@@ -9028,10 +9040,13 @@
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     },
     "node_modules/dotenv": {
-      "version": "17.4.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.4.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-nI4U3TottKAcAD9LLud4Cb7b2QztQMUEfHbvhTH09bqXTxnSie8WnjPALV/WMCrJZ6UV/qHJ6L03OqO3LcdYZw==",
+      "version": "18.0.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-18.0.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-aBrGvt6KhjxbEnatqMWOMidftwsrCiCvqh1yNIGB9QyF0J+VcWkKDMsvYOEm7ZS82oiV+BT1sTOtIlAmUlTpwQ==",
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "bin": {
+        "dotenv": "dist/index.cjs"
+      },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
       },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f9b8022..6e907e6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     "axios": "^1.17.0",
     "cheerio": "^1.2.0",
     "cors": "^2.8.6",
-    "dotenv": "^17.4.2",
+    "dotenv": "^18.0.5",
     "drizzle-orm": "^0.45.2",
     "express": "^5.2.1",
     "openid-client": "^6.8.4",