diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index ca477577..ec424ab8 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     "bcrypt": "^6.0.0",
     "compression": "^1.8.1",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
-    "dotenv": "^16.6.1",
+    "dotenv": "^17.4.2",
     "drizzle-orm": "^0.45.2",
     "express": "^5.2.1",
     "express-rate-limit": "^7.4.1",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 31bd81de..b0955edb 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
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         "compression": "^1.8.1",
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
-        "dotenv": "^16.6.1",
+        "dotenv": "^17.4.2",
         "drizzle-orm": "^0.45.2",
         "express": "^5.2.1",
         "express-rate-limit": "^7.4.1",
@@ -343,6 +343,18 @@
         "node": ">=20"
       }
     },
+    "api/node_modules/dotenv": {
+      "version": "17.4.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.4.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-nI4U3TottKAcAD9LLud4Cb7b2QztQMUEfHbvhTH09bqXTxnSie8WnjPALV/WMCrJZ6UV/qHJ6L03OqO3LcdYZw==",
+      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://dotenvx.com"
+      }
+    },
     "api/node_modules/drizzle-orm": {
       "version": "0.45.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/drizzle-orm/-/drizzle-orm-0.45.2.tgz",
@@ -4735,9 +4747,6 @@
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       ],
       "dev": true,
-      "libc": [
-        "glibc"
-      ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -4755,9 +4764,6 @@
         "arm64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
-      "libc": [
-        "musl"
-      ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -4775,9 +4781,6 @@
         "x64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
-      "libc": [
-        "glibc"
-      ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -4795,9 +4798,6 @@
         "x64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
-      "libc": [
-        "musl"
-      ],
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -8551,18 +8551,6 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/dotenv": {
-      "version": "16.6.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.6.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-uBq4egWHTcTt33a72vpSG0z3HnPuIl6NqYcTrKEg2azoEyl2hpW0zqlxysq2pK9HlDIHyHyakeYaYnSAwd8bow==",
-      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=12"
-      },
-      "funding": {
-        "url": "https://dotenvx.com"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/drizzle-kit": {
       "version": "0.31.9",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/drizzle-kit/-/drizzle-kit-0.31.9.tgz",
@@ -11569,9 +11557,6 @@
         "arm64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
-      "libc": [
-        "glibc"
-      ],
       "license": "MPL-2.0",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -11593,9 +11578,6 @@
         "arm64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
-      "libc": [
-        "musl"
-      ],
       "license": "MPL-2.0",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -11617,9 +11599,6 @@
         "x64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
-      "libc": [
-        "glibc"
-      ],
       "license": "MPL-2.0",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [
@@ -11641,9 +11620,6 @@
         "x64"
       ],
       "dev": true,
-      "libc": [
-        "musl"
-      ],
       "license": "MPL-2.0",
       "optional": true,
       "os": [