diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index d9d241bd8..5e7df2316 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "body-parser": "^1.20.3",
     "cheerio": "~1.1.2",
     "cross-env": "~10.0.0",
-    "dotenv": "~17.0.1",
+    "dotenv": "~17.2.3",
     "email-templates": "^12.0.3",
     "express": "^5.1.0",
     "graphql": "^14.6.0",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index 173168e5c..0004d94a6 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -4956,10 +4956,10 @@ 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@~17.2.3:
+  version "17.2.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.2.3.tgz#ad995d6997f639b11065f419a22fabf567cdb9a2"
+  integrity sha512-JVUnt+DUIzu87TABbhPmNfVdBDt18BLOWjMUFJMSi/Qqg7NTYtabbvSNJGOJ7afbRuv9D/lngizHtP7QyLQ+9w==
 
 dunder-proto@^1.0.0, dunder-proto@^1.0.1:
   version "1.0.1"