diff --git a/sites/backend/package.json b/sites/backend/package.json
index 34120c2ad83..0dc03383631 100644
--- a/sites/backend/package.json
+++ b/sites/backend/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     "@prisma/client": "5.8.1",
     "bcryptjs": "2.4.3",
     "cors": "2.8.5",
-    "dotenv": "16.3.2",
+    "dotenv": "16.4.0",
     "express": "4.18.2",
     "js-yaml": "4.1.0",
     "lodash.get": "4.4.2",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 92257400205..1a6edc848d1 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5019,7 +5019,12 @@ dotenv-expand@~10.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv-expand/-/dotenv-expand-10.0.0.tgz#12605d00fb0af6d0a592e6558585784032e4ef37"
   integrity sha512-GopVGCpVS1UKH75VKHGuQFqS1Gusej0z4FyQkPdwjil2gNIv+LNsqBlboOzpJFZKVT95GkCyWJbBSdFEFUWI2A==
 
-dotenv@16.3.2, dotenv@~16.3.1:
+dotenv@16.4.0:
+  version "16.4.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.0.tgz#ac21c3fcaad2e7832a1cd0c0e4e8e52225ecda0e"
+  integrity sha512-WvImr5kpN5NGNn7KaDjJnLTh5rDVLZiDf/YLA8T1ZEZEBZNEDOE+mnkS0PVjPax8ZxBP5zC5SLMB3/9VV5de9g==
+
+dotenv@~16.3.1:
   version "16.3.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.3.2.tgz#3cb611ce5a63002dbabf7c281bc331f69d28f03f"
   integrity sha512-HTlk5nmhkm8F6JcdXvHIzaorzCoziNQT9mGxLPVXW8wJF1TiGSL60ZGB4gHWabHOaMmWmhvk2/lPHfnBiT78AQ==