diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1740890f6..13cc41110 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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@@ -4972,10 +4972,13 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-18.0.5.tgz",
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       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "bin": {
+        "dotenv": "dist/index.cjs"
+      },
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         "node": ">=12"
       },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 98844f2eb..5b516df14 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
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+    "dotenv": "18.0.5",
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     "express-rate-limit": "8.7.0",
     "faye-websocket": "0.11.4",