diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index cf68645..e79319a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
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       },
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "bin": {
+        "dotenv": "dist/index.cjs"
+      },
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       },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index edf7e15..1f065da 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
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     "@vitest/coverage-v8": "^4.1.11",
     "ai": "^7.0.97",
-    "dotenv": "^17.4.2",
+    "dotenv": "^18.0.0",
     "typescript": "^5.9.3",
     "vitest": "^4.1.11"
   },