diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index 5530d44..c1d7351 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -11,14 +11,13 @@
         "axios": "^1.7.7",
         "bcryptjs": "^2.4.3",
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
-        "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
+        "dotenv": "^17.4.2",
         "express": "^4.21.0",
         "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
         "morgan": "^1.10.0",
         "pg": "^8.13.0",
         "pg-hstore": "^2.3.4",
-        "sequelize": "^6.37.3",
-        "uuid": "^10.0.0"
+        "sequelize": "^6.37.3"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@types/debug": {
@@ -278,7 +277,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/dotenv": {
-      "version": "16.6.1",
+      "version": "17.4.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.4.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-nI4U3TottKAcAD9LLud4Cb7b2QztQMUEfHbvhTH09bqXTxnSie8WnjPALV/WMCrJZ6UV/qHJ6L03OqO3LcdYZw==",
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
@@ -1428,17 +1429,6 @@
         "node": ">= 0.4.0"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/uuid": {
-      "version": "10.0.0",
-      "funding": [
-        "https://github.com/sponsors/broofa",
-        "https://github.com/sponsors/ctavan"
-      ],
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "bin": {
-        "uuid": "dist/bin/uuid"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/validator": {
       "version": "13.15.35",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/validator/-/validator-13.15.35.tgz",
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index b05fc8d..f9ed7f5 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "bcryptjs": "^2.4.3",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
-    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
+    "dotenv": "^17.4.2",
     "express": "^4.21.0",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
     "axios": "^1.7.7",