diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 1dd845586..5e3462f17 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "body-parser": "^1.20.3",
     "cheerio": "~1.1.0",
     "cross-env": "~7.0.3",
-    "dotenv": "~16.5.0",
+    "dotenv": "~17.0.1",
     "email-templates": "^12.0.3",
     "express": "^5.1.0",
     "graphql": "^14.6.0",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index c5c1ae554..e76e18350 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -4623,7 +4623,7 @@ domutils@^3.0.1, domutils@^3.1.0, domutils@^3.2.1, domutils@^3.2.2:
     domelementtype "^2.3.0"
     domhandler "^5.0.3"
 
-dotenv@^16.0.0, dotenv@~16.5.0:
+dotenv@^16.0.0:
   version "16.5.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.5.0.tgz#092b49f25f808f020050051d1ff258e404c78692"
   integrity sha512-m/C+AwOAr9/W1UOIZUo232ejMNnJAJtYQjUbHoNTBNTJSvqzzDh7vnrei3o3r3m9blf6ZoDkvcw0VmozNRFJxg==
@@ -4633,6 +4633,11 @@ dotenv@^4.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-4.0.0.tgz#864ef1379aced55ce6f95debecdce179f7a0cd1d"
   integrity sha512-XcaMACOr3JMVcEv0Y/iUM2XaOsATRZ3U1In41/1jjK6vJZ2PZbQ1bzCG8uvaByfaBpl9gqc9QWJovpUGBXLLYQ==
 
+dotenv@~17.0.1:
+  version "17.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.0.1.tgz#79bc4d232fadb42a4092685ff1206d31b2a43f95"
+  integrity sha512-GLjkduuAL7IMJg/ZnOPm9AnWKJ82mSE2tzXLaJ/6hD6DhwGfZaXG77oB8qbReyiczNxnbxQKyh0OE5mXq0bAHA==
+
 dunder-proto@^1.0.1:
   version "1.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dunder-proto/-/dunder-proto-1.0.1.tgz#d7ae667e1dc83482f8b70fd0f6eefc50da30f58a"