diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index a6aeda0551..8e7c2af337 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     "cheerio": "~1.0.0",
     "cors": "~2.8.5",
     "cross-env": "~7.0.3",
-    "dotenv": "~16.4.5",
+    "dotenv": "~16.4.7",
     "express": "^4.21.1",
     "graphql": "^14.6.0",
     "graphql-middleware": "~4.0.2",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index 0224e56720..c67165f531 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -3923,21 +3923,16 @@ domutils@^3.0.1, domutils@^3.1.0:
     domelementtype "^2.3.0"
     domhandler "^5.0.3"
 
-dotenv@^16.0.0:
-  version "16.3.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.3.1.tgz#369034de7d7e5b120972693352a3bf112172cc3e"
-  integrity sha512-IPzF4w4/Rd94bA9imS68tZBaYyBWSCE47V1RGuMrB94iyTOIEwRmVL2x/4An+6mETpLrKJ5hQkB8W4kFAadeIQ==
+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@^4.0.0:
   version "4.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-4.0.0.tgz#864ef1379aced55ce6f95debecdce179f7a0cd1d"
   integrity sha512-XcaMACOr3JMVcEv0Y/iUM2XaOsATRZ3U1In41/1jjK6vJZ2PZbQ1bzCG8uvaByfaBpl9gqc9QWJovpUGBXLLYQ==
 
-dotenv@~16.4.5:
-  version "16.4.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.5.tgz#cdd3b3b604cb327e286b4762e13502f717cb099f"
-  integrity sha512-ZmdL2rui+eB2YwhsWzjInR8LldtZHGDoQ1ugH85ppHKwpUHL7j7rN0Ti9NCnGiQbhaZ11FpR+7ao1dNsmduNUg==
-
 ecc-jsbn@~0.1.1:
   version "0.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ecc-jsbn/-/ecc-jsbn-0.1.2.tgz#3a83a904e54353287874c564b7549386849a98c9"