diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 73dd664..fc01ae9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
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+        "dotenv": "^17.2.3",
         "zod": "^4.3.6"
       },
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@@ -1912,9 +1912,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.6.1.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.2.3.tgz",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9a80c4c..5dfce4e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
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     "@pinecone-database/pinecone": "^6.1.4",
     "zod": "^4.3.6",
-    "dotenv": "^16.4.7"
+    "dotenv": "^17.2.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@eslint/js": "^9.39.2",