diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3e5a237..3bcb99e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "body-parser": "^1.20.3",
     "csv-parse": "^5.6.0",
-    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
+    "dotenv": "^16.5.0",
     "express": "^4.20.0",
     "express-rate-limit": "^7.4.0",
     "mongoose": "^8.9.5",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 9a3ec74..754e01c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2949,10 +2949,10 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"dotenv@npm:^16.4.5":
-  version: 16.4.5
-  resolution: "dotenv@npm:16.4.5"
-  checksum: 10c0/48d92870076832af0418b13acd6e5a5a3e83bb00df690d9812e94b24aff62b88ade955ac99a05501305b8dc8f1b0ee7638b18493deb6fe93d680e5220936292f
+"dotenv@npm:^16.5.0":
+  version: 16.5.0
+  resolution: "dotenv@npm:16.5.0"
+  checksum: 10c0/5bc94c919fbd955bf0ba44d33922a1e93d1078e64a1db5c30faeded1d996e7a83c55332cb8ea4fae5a9ca4d0be44cbceb95c5811e70f9f095298df09d1997dd9
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -3684,7 +3684,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/supertest": "npm:^6.0.2"
     body-parser: "npm:^1.20.3"
     csv-parse: "npm:^5.6.0"
-    dotenv: "npm:^16.4.5"
+    dotenv: "npm:^16.5.0"
     express: "npm:^4.20.0"
     express-rate-limit: "npm:^7.4.0"
     jest: "npm:^29.7.0"