diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index 6b1b578..1011169 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
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       },
       "devDependencies": {
-        "dotenv": "^16.0.3",
+        "dotenv": "^16.1.4",
         "nodemon": "^2.0.22"
       },
       "engines": {
@@ -275,12 +275,15 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/dotenv": {
-      "version": "16.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-7GO6HghkA5fYG9TYnNxi14/7K9f5occMlp3zXAuSxn7CKCxt9xbNWG7yF8hTCSUchlfWSe3uLmlPfigevRItzQ==",
+      "version": "16.1.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.1.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-m55RtE8AsPeJBpOIFKihEmqUcoVncQIwo7x9U8ZwLEZw9ZpXboz2c+rvog+jUaJvVrZ5kBOeYQBX5+8Aa/OZQw==",
       "dev": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv?sponsor=1"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/ee-first": {
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 15aafd0..0407e41 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "axios": "^1.3.6"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "dotenv": "^16.0.3",
+    "dotenv": "^16.1.4",
     "nodemon": "^2.0.22"
   }
 }