diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9161ee8..c228312 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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+        "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
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         "express-async-handler": "^1.2.0",
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@@ -340,14 +340,15 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.5.tgz",
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+      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
       },
       "funding": {
-        "url": "https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv?sponsor=1"
+        "url": "https://dotenvx.com"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/ecdsa-sig-formatter": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 03db1d3..a9a57fe 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
     "bcrypt": "^5.1.1",
-    "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
     "express-async-handler": "^1.2.0",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",