diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 05740c6..570382c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
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 				"compression": "^1.7.4",
 				"cors": "^2.8.5",
-				"dotenv": "^16.0.0",
+				"dotenv": "^17.2.1",
 				"express": "^4.17.1",
 				"express-mongo-sanitize": "^2.1.0",
 				"express-rate-limit": "^7.0.2",
@@ -2506,9 +2506,10 @@
 			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/dotenv": {
-			"version": "16.4.7",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.7.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-47qPchRCykZC03FhkYAhrvwU4xDBFIj1QPqaarj6mdM/hgUzfPHcpkHJOn3mJAufFeeAxAzeGsr5X0M4k6fLZQ==",
+			"version": "17.2.1",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.2.1.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-kQhDYKZecqnM0fCnzI5eIv5L4cAe/iRI+HqMbO/hbRdTAeXDG+M9FjipUxNfbARuEg4iHIbhnhs78BCHNbSxEQ==",
+			"license": "BSD-2-Clause",
 			"engines": {
 				"node": ">=12"
 			},
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e2fc588..d104133 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 		"bcryptjs": "^2.4.3",
 		"compression": "^1.7.4",
 		"cors": "^2.8.5",
-		"dotenv": "^16.0.0",
+		"dotenv": "^17.2.1",
 		"express": "^4.17.1",
 		"express-mongo-sanitize": "^2.1.0",
 		"express-rate-limit": "^7.0.2",