diff --git a/backend/catalog/package-lock.json b/backend/catalog/package-lock.json
index 972df95..90834c7 100644
--- a/backend/catalog/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/catalog/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
-        "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
+        "dotenv": "^17.0.0",
         "express": "^4.18.2",
         "pg": "^8.11.3"
       },
@@ -1890,9 +1890,10 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/dotenv": {
-      "version": "16.5.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.5.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-m/C+AwOAr9/W1UOIZUo232ejMNnJAJtYQjUbHoNTBNTJSvqzzDh7vnrei3o3r3m9blf6ZoDkvcw0VmozNRFJxg==",
+      "version": "17.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Q4sgBT60gzd0BB0lSyYD3xM4YxrXA9y4uBDof1JNYGzOXrQdQ6yX+7XIAqoFOGQFOTK1D3Hts5OllpxMDZFONQ==",
+      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
       },
diff --git a/backend/catalog/package.json b/backend/catalog/package.json
index 850ea8a..7f9a8d2 100644
--- a/backend/catalog/package.json
+++ b/backend/catalog/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "express": "^4.18.2",
     "pg": "^8.11.3",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
-    "dotenv": "^16.3.1"
+    "dotenv": "^17.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/express": "^4.17.21",