diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9a4109f..5b3b4df 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
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         "cookie-parser": "^1.4.7",
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
-        "dotenv": "^17.2.2",
+        "dotenv": "^18.0.0",
         "ejs": "^3.1.9",
         "express": "^4.18.2",
         "express-session": "^1.17.3",
@@ -3383,10 +3383,13 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.2.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Sf2LSQP+bOlhKWWyhFsn0UsfdK/kCWRv1iuA2gXAwt3dyNabr6QSj00I2V10pidqz69soatm9ZwZvpQMTIOd5Q==",
+      "version": "18.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-18.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-16YSUvsKtKbwrTbESvtTSZzzJUug6jdFdqiBFg9Q6Bk1JY9r0hAtrtTiWxdI9YrsgOTmkjZRdgU0n3LnwGpECw==",
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "bin": {
+        "dotenv": "dist/index.cjs"
+      },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
       },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e5ca9f2..0031e54 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     "body-parser": "^1.20.2",
     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.7",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
-    "dotenv": "^17.2.2",
+    "dotenv": "^18.0.0",
     "ejs": "^3.1.9",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
     "express-session": "^1.17.3",