diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index cdb89da..7fe8d47 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
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       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 09e4556..8d04868 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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-    "dotenv": "^17.4.2",
+    "dotenv": "^18.0.3",
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     "@types/node": "^26.5.0",
     "jsdoc": "^4.0.3"