diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b8d2949..868a6e7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
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-  "version": "1.5.6",
+  "version": "1.7.0",
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   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "geminitro",
-      "version": "1.5.6",
+      "version": "1.7.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@iarna/toml": "^2.2.5",
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         "chalk": "^4.1.2",
         "commander": "^14.0.3",
         "cors": "^2.8.6",
-        "dotenv": "^17.3.1",
+        "dotenv": "^17.4.0",
         "express": "^5.2.1",
         "helmet": "^8.1.0",
         "js-yaml": "^4.1.1",
@@ -2825,9 +2825,9 @@
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     },
     "node_modules/dotenv": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.3.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-IO8C/dzEb6O3F9/twg6ZLXz164a2fhTnEWb95H23Dm4OuN+92NmEAlTrupP9VW6Jm3sO26tQlqyvyi4CsnY9GA==",
+      "version": "17.4.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.4.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-kCKF62fwtzwYm0IGBNjRUjtJgMfGapII+FslMHIjMR5KTnwEmBmWLDRSnc3XSNP8bNy34tekgQyDT0hr7pERRQ==",
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 565126e..d664920 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     "chalk": "^4.1.2",
     "commander": "^14.0.3",
     "cors": "^2.8.6",
-    "dotenv": "^17.3.1",
+    "dotenv": "^17.4.0",
     "express": "^5.2.1",
     "helmet": "^8.1.0",
     "js-yaml": "^4.1.1",