diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 486c69882..1422b0cc3 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "cheerio": "~1.0.0",
     "cors": "~2.8.5",
     "cross-env": "~7.0.3",
-    "dotenv": "~16.4.7",
+    "dotenv": "~16.5.0",
     "express": "^5.1.0",
     "graphql": "^14.6.0",
     "graphql-middleware": "~4.0.2",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index 6ee73bd0b..80449c983 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -4137,10 +4137,10 @@ domutils@^3.0.1, domutils@^3.1.0:
     domelementtype "^2.3.0"
     domhandler "^5.0.3"
 
-dotenv@^16.0.0, dotenv@~16.4.7:
-  version "16.4.7"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.7.tgz#0e20c5b82950140aa99be360a8a5f52335f53c26"
-  integrity sha512-47qPchRCykZC03FhkYAhrvwU4xDBFIj1QPqaarj6mdM/hgUzfPHcpkHJOn3mJAufFeeAxAzeGsr5X0M4k6fLZQ==
+dotenv@^16.0.0, dotenv@~16.5.0:
+  version "16.5.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.5.0.tgz#092b49f25f808f020050051d1ff258e404c78692"
+  integrity sha512-m/C+AwOAr9/W1UOIZUo232ejMNnJAJtYQjUbHoNTBNTJSvqzzDh7vnrei3o3r3m9blf6ZoDkvcw0VmozNRFJxg==
 
 dotenv@^4.0.0:
   version "4.0.0"