diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3373d6f..1ab63e4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
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         "cors": "^2.8.6",
         "csv-stringify": "^6.8.3",
-        "dotenv": "^17.4.2",
+        "dotenv": "^18.0.0",
         "escape-html": "^1.0.3",
         "express": "^5.2.1",
         "helmet": "^8.3.0",
@@ -3032,10 +3032,13 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/dotenv": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.4.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-nI4U3TottKAcAD9LLud4Cb7b2QztQMUEfHbvhTH09bqXTxnSie8WnjPALV/WMCrJZ6UV/qHJ6L03OqO3LcdYZw==",
+      "version": "18.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-18.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-16YSUvsKtKbwrTbESvtTSZzzJUug6jdFdqiBFg9Q6Bk1JY9r0hAtrtTiWxdI9YrsgOTmkjZRdgU0n3LnwGpECw==",
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "bin": {
+        "dotenv": "dist/index.cjs"
+      },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
       },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 602da86..5f124d9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "compression": "^1.8.2",
     "cors": "^2.8.6",
     "csv-stringify": "^6.8.3",
-    "dotenv": "^17.4.2",
+    "dotenv": "^18.0.0",
     "escape-html": "^1.0.3",
     "express": "^5.2.1",
     "helmet": "^8.3.0",