diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6df3530..1df9efd 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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@@ -1095,9 +1095,9 @@
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7ee46f3..d2899bc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
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-    "dotenv": "^16.5.0",
+    "dotenv": "^17.2.3",
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     "express.js": "^1.0.0",
     "github-username-regex": "^1.0.0",