diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index dc0ec87..acf4256 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
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         "gulp": "^5.0.0",
@@ -4425,10 +4425,9 @@
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ddea15f..a99940f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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     "client-sessions": "^0.8.0",
     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.7",
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+    "dotenv": "^17.0.0",
     "express": "^5.1.0",
     "express-session": "^1.18.1",
     "gulp": "^5.0.0",