diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index eed52e57..95a95b95 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
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         "codeowners-utils": "^1.0.2",
         "debug": "^4.4.3",
-        "dotenv": "^17.4.2",
+        "dotenv": "^18.0.0",
         "events-async": "^1.2.1",
         "express": "^5.2.1",
         "glob": "13.0.6"
@@ -1372,10 +1372,13 @@
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     },
     "node_modules/dotenv": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.4.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-nI4U3TottKAcAD9LLud4Cb7b2QztQMUEfHbvhTH09bqXTxnSie8WnjPALV/WMCrJZ6UV/qHJ6L03OqO3LcdYZw==",
+      "version": "18.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-18.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-16YSUvsKtKbwrTbESvtTSZzzJUug6jdFdqiBFg9Q6Bk1JY9r0hAtrtTiWxdI9YrsgOTmkjZRdgU0n3LnwGpECw==",
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "bin": {
+        "dotenv": "dist/index.cjs"
+      },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
       },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 52f14ef6..4f3a8009 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "bunyan": "^1.8.1",
     "codeowners-utils": "^1.0.2",
     "debug": "^4.4.3",
-    "dotenv": "^17.4.2",
+    "dotenv": "^18.0.0",
     "events-async": "^1.2.1",
     "express": "^5.2.1",
     "glob": "13.0.6"