diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 649ac61bd..b9b1dcf26 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "body-parser": "^2.2.2",
     "cheerio": "~1.2.0",
     "cross-env": "~10.1.0",
-    "dotenv": "~17.0.1",
+    "dotenv": "~17.4.0",
     "email-templates": "^13.0.1",
     "express": "^4.22.1",
     "graphql": "^16.13.2",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index b6ac8234a..cc38a4a03 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -5205,10 +5205,10 @@ 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==
+dotenv@~17.4.0:
+  version "17.4.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.4.0.tgz#9a5de24d7112a889b4b179ffbe83933298c41d37"
+  integrity sha512-kCKF62fwtzwYm0IGBNjRUjtJgMfGapII+FslMHIjMR5KTnwEmBmWLDRSnc3XSNP8bNy34tekgQyDT0hr7pERRQ==
 
 dset@^3.1.2:
   version "3.1.4"