diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index dbacda3..7335964 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
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+        "dotenv": "^18.0.0",
         "express": "^4.19.2",
         "express-session": "^1.17.3",
         "gulp": "^4.0.2",
@@ -5372,9 +5372,13 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.5.tgz",
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+      "version": "18.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-18.0.0.tgz",
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+      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "bin": {
+        "dotenv": "dist/index.cjs"
+      },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
       },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 388eaf2..995b8ed 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "body-parser": "^1.20.2",
     "browser-sync": "^3.0.2",
     "client-sessions": "^0.8.0",
-    "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
+    "dotenv": "^18.0.0",
     "express": "^4.19.2",
     "express-session": "^1.17.3",
     "gulp": "^4.0.2",