diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c03b0be..6e05db9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "6.21.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "6.21.0",
     "cspell": "^10.0.0",
-    "dotenv": "^16.0.1",
+    "dotenv": "^18.0.0",
     "eslint": "8.57.1",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "9.1.2",
     "jest": "30.5.2",