diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index 6e30d18..b5e3dca 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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                 "cors": "^2.8.5",
-                "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
+                "dotenv": "^17.4.2",
                 "express": "^4.19.2",
                 "express-rate-limit": "^7.4.0",
                 "helmet": "^7.1.0",
@@ -345,9 +345,9 @@
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-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.6.1.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-uBq4egWHTcTt33a72vpSG0z3HnPuIl6NqYcTrKEg2azoEyl2hpW0zqlxysq2pK9HlDIHyHyakeYaYnSAwd8bow==",
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+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.4.2.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-nI4U3TottKAcAD9LLud4Cb7b2QztQMUEfHbvhTH09bqXTxnSie8WnjPALV/WMCrJZ6UV/qHJ6L03OqO3LcdYZw==",
             "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
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                 "node": ">=12"
@@ -444,7 +444,6 @@
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             "license": "MIT",
-            "peer": true,
             "dependencies": {
                 "accepts": "~1.3.8",
                 "array-flatten": "1.1.1",
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index dd68e5e..f2b9c51 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
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         "bcryptjs": "^2.4.3",
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
-        "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
+        "dotenv": "^17.4.2",
         "express": "^4.19.2",
         "express-rate-limit": "^7.4.0",
         "helmet": "^7.1.0",