diff --git a/SortVision/package.json b/SortVision/package.json
index c2cae045..d69d051b 100644
--- a/SortVision/package.json
+++ b/SortVision/package.json
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     "clsx": "^2.1.1",
     "cors": "^2.8.6",
     "dompurify": "^3.4.14",
-    "dotenv": "^17.4.2",
+    "dotenv": "^18.0.4",
     "ejs": "^6.0.1",
     "filelist": "^2.0.2",
     "framer-motion": "^13.1.1",
diff --git a/SortVision/pnpm-lock.yaml b/SortVision/pnpm-lock.yaml
index b9d6acf4..929ec1f3 100644
--- a/SortVision/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/SortVision/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: '>=3.4.11'
         version: 3.4.14
       dotenv:
-        specifier: ^17.4.2
-        version: 17.4.2
+        specifier: ^18.0.4
+        version: 18.0.4
       ejs:
         specifier: ^6.0.1
         version: 6.0.1
@@ -3375,9 +3375,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-BTJ9aZYL3vCfZlZOBLy9v8TUqWGQ0pzFnygKwFZt5udj6viBoFIBviKPUoZLDCPn1FoXffv6McQFDenrm5Krfw==}
     engines: {node: '>=20'}
 
-  dotenv@17.4.2:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-nI4U3TottKAcAD9LLud4Cb7b2QztQMUEfHbvhTH09bqXTxnSie8WnjPALV/WMCrJZ6UV/qHJ6L03OqO3LcdYZw==}
+  dotenv@18.0.4:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-jGt9uI5BIxpVO15kvy+iEFqNAwxYClKWnkptLjSNPnFLC003Imd0ofr3aEVsbpHdSBdSsbcApNIlz4nbyGMwdA==}
     engines: {node: '>=12'}
+    hasBin: true
 
   dunder-proto@1.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-KIN/nDJBQRcXw0MLVhZE9iQHmG68qAVIBg9CqmUYjmQIhgij9U5MFvrqkUL5FbtyyzZuOeOt0zdeRe4UY7ct+A==}
@@ -8408,7 +8409,7 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       type-fest: 5.9.0
 
-  dotenv@17.4.2: {}
+  dotenv@18.0.4: {}
 
   dunder-proto@1.0.1:
     dependencies: