diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 615e3ef..740758f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "bcrypt": "^6.0.0",
     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.7",
-    "dotenv": "^16.5.0",
+    "dotenv": "^17.4.2",
     "express": "^5.1.0",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
     "sqlite": "^5.1.1",