diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index fc535212a..c1bcb7ffc 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
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         "bcrypt": "^5.1.1",
         "bullmq": "^5.1.6",
-        "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
+        "dotenv": "^16.4.1",
         "fastify": "^4.26.0",
         "fastify-plugin": "^4.5.1",
         "handlebars": "^4.7.8",
@@ -5995,9 +5995,9 @@
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     },
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.3.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-IPzF4w4/Rd94bA9imS68tZBaYyBWSCE47V1RGuMrB94iyTOIEwRmVL2x/4An+6mETpLrKJ5hQkB8W4kFAadeIQ==",
+      "version": "16.4.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-CjA3y+Dr3FyFDOAMnxZEGtnW9KBR2M0JvvUtXNW+dYJL5ROWxP9DUHCwgFqpMk0OXCc0ljhaNTr2w/kutYIcHQ==",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
       },
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 0b79939f0..19e5b83ae 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     "axios-retry": "^4.0.0",
     "bcrypt": "^5.1.1",
     "bullmq": "^5.1.6",
-    "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.1",
     "fastify": "^4.26.0",
     "fastify-plugin": "^4.5.1",
     "handlebars": "^4.7.8",