diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ece5e00..ec3c338 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
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+        "dotenv": "^18.0.1",
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       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "bin": {
+        "dotenv": "dist/index.cjs"
+      },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
       },
@@ -19726,9 +19729,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.4.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-nI4U3TottKAcAD9LLud4Cb7b2QztQMUEfHbvhTH09bqXTxnSie8WnjPALV/WMCrJZ6UV/qHJ6L03OqO3LcdYZw=="
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-18.0.1.tgz",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 43ef2af..96e1388 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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     "@kth/monitor": "^4.3.2",
     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.7",
-    "dotenv": "^17.4.2",
+    "dotenv": "^18.0.1",
     "express": "^4.22.3",
     "kth-node-access-log": "^1.0.0",
     "kth-node-api-key-strategy": "^3.0.0",