diff --git a/sites/backend/package.json b/sites/backend/package.json
index 2e9a46a5171..b29ee0383fd 100644
--- a/sites/backend/package.json
+++ b/sites/backend/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     "@prisma/client": "5.9.1",
     "bcryptjs": "2.4.3",
     "cors": "2.8.5",
-    "dotenv": "16.4.2",
+    "dotenv": "16.4.4",
     "express": "4.18.2",
     "js-yaml": "4.1.0",
     "lodash.get": "4.4.2",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 3bc243a9e99..e0d2c5eadbd 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5056,10 +5056,10 @@ dotenv-expand@~10.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv-expand/-/dotenv-expand-10.0.0.tgz#12605d00fb0af6d0a592e6558585784032e4ef37"
   integrity sha512-GopVGCpVS1UKH75VKHGuQFqS1Gusej0z4FyQkPdwjil2gNIv+LNsqBlboOzpJFZKVT95GkCyWJbBSdFEFUWI2A==
 
-dotenv@16.4.2:
-  version "16.4.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.2.tgz#7ca798f89ae2011846bbdbf6470785307754120d"
-  integrity sha512-rZSSFxke7d9nYQ5NeMIwp5PP+f8wXgKNljpOb7KtH6SKW1cEqcXAz9VSJYVLKe7Jhup/gUYOkaeSVyK8GJ+nBg==
+dotenv@16.4.4:
+  version "16.4.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.4.tgz#a26e7bb95ebd36272ebb56edb80b826aecf224c1"
+  integrity sha512-XvPXc8XAQThSjAbY6cQ/9PcBXmFoWuw1sQ3b8HqUCR6ziGXjkTi//kB9SWa2UwqlgdAIuRqAa/9hVljzPehbYg==
 
 dotenv@~16.3.1:
   version "16.3.2"