diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 18b83bb..ac94f2f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>4.0.0</version>
+		<version>3.4.1</version>
 		<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
 	</parent>
 	<groupId>com.hcmus</groupId>
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-webmvc</artifactId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-webmvc-test</artifactId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-actuator</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>io.github.cdimascio</groupId>
+			<artifactId>dotenv-java</artifactId>
+			<version>3.0.0</version>
+		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 
 	<build>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/hcmus/forumus_backend/ForumusBackendApplication.java b/src/main/java/com/hcmus/forumus_backend/ForumusBackendApplication.java
index 4fc52f1..0c8f596 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/hcmus/forumus_backend/ForumusBackendApplication.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/hcmus/forumus_backend/ForumusBackendApplication.java
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
 public class ForumusBackendApplication {
 
 	public static void main(String[] args) {
+		io.github.cdimascio.dotenv.Dotenv dotenv = io.github.cdimascio.dotenv.Dotenv.configure()
+			.ignoreIfMissing()
+			.load();
+		dotenv.entries().forEach(entry -> System.setProperty(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue()));
+		
 		SpringApplication.run(ForumusBackendApplication.class, args);
 	}