diff --git a/server/package-lock.json b/server/package-lock.json
index dd8b872..f9edfbc 100644
--- a/server/package-lock.json
+++ b/server/package-lock.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
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         "cloudinary": "^2.8.0",
         "cors": "^2.8.6",
-        "dotenv": "^17.4.0",
+        "dotenv": "^17.4.2",
         "express": "^5.2.1",
         "express-async-handler": "^1.2.0",
         "express-validator": "^7.3.1",
@@ -1571,9 +1571,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/dotenv": {
-      "version": "17.4.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.4.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-kCKF62fwtzwYm0IGBNjRUjtJgMfGapII+FslMHIjMR5KTnwEmBmWLDRSnc3XSNP8bNy34tekgQyDT0hr7pERRQ==",
+      "version": "17.4.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.4.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-nI4U3TottKAcAD9LLud4Cb7b2QztQMUEfHbvhTH09bqXTxnSie8WnjPALV/WMCrJZ6UV/qHJ6L03OqO3LcdYZw==",
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index 0cf6f7a..669923c 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "cheerio": "^1.2.0",
     "cloudinary": "^2.8.0",
     "cors": "^2.8.6",
-    "dotenv": "^17.4.0",
+    "dotenv": "^17.4.2",
     "express": "^5.2.1",
     "express-async-handler": "^1.2.0",
     "express-validator": "^7.3.1",