diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index ea8e6f6..d94d331 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
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         "cors": "^2.8.5",
-        "dotenv": "^16.4.1",
+        "dotenv": "^16.4.4",
         "express": "^4.17.1",
         "express-session": "^1.18.0",
         "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
@@ -331,14 +331,14 @@
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     },
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-CjA3y+Dr3FyFDOAMnxZEGtnW9KBR2M0JvvUtXNW+dYJL5ROWxP9DUHCwgFqpMk0OXCc0ljhaNTr2w/kutYIcHQ==",
+      "version": "16.4.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-XvPXc8XAQThSjAbY6cQ/9PcBXmFoWuw1sQ3b8HqUCR6ziGXjkTi//kB9SWa2UwqlgdAIuRqAa/9hVljzPehbYg==",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
       },
       "funding": {
-        "url": "https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv?sponsor=1"
+        "url": "https://dotenvx.com"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/ecdsa-sig-formatter": {
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index cd12513..ec1b15c 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "body-parser": "^1.20.2",
     "connect-pg-simple": "^9.0.1",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
-    "dotenv": "^16.4.1",
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.4",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "express-session": "^1.18.0",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",