diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index f2ee7b55..50794fd1 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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         "github-username-regex": "^1.0.0",
         "pg": "^8.16.2",
@@ -2964,9 +2964,9 @@
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         "node": ">=12"
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@@ -10072,9 +10072,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.2.2.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.2.3.tgz",
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diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 50346e3e..494aaed7 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
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-    "dotenv": "^17.2.2",
+    "dotenv": "^17.2.3",
     "emoji-name-map": "^2.0.3",
     "github-username-regex": "^1.0.0",
     "pg": "^8.16.2",