diff --git a/bootstrap-node/package-lock.json b/bootstrap-node/package-lock.json
index 6de528b5..019ed84e 100644
--- a/bootstrap-node/package-lock.json
+++ b/bootstrap-node/package-lock.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
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       "name": "@inferable/node-bootstrap",
       "dependencies": {
-        "dotenv": "^16.4.7",
+        "dotenv": "^17.2.1",
         "inferable": "^0.30.92",
         "tsx": "^4.19.2",
         "zod": "^3.24.1"
@@ -134,9 +134,10 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/dotenv": {
-      "version": "16.4.7",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.7.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-47qPchRCykZC03FhkYAhrvwU4xDBFIj1QPqaarj6mdM/hgUzfPHcpkHJOn3mJAufFeeAxAzeGsr5X0M4k6fLZQ==",
+      "version": "17.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-kQhDYKZecqnM0fCnzI5eIv5L4cAe/iRI+HqMbO/hbRdTAeXDG+M9FjipUxNfbARuEg4iHIbhnhs78BCHNbSxEQ==",
+      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
       },
diff --git a/bootstrap-node/package.json b/bootstrap-node/package.json
index d2adfaea..64c3a10a 100644
--- a/bootstrap-node/package.json
+++ b/bootstrap-node/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "node": ">=20"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "dotenv": "^16.4.7",
+    "dotenv": "^17.2.1",
     "inferable": "^0.30.92",
     "tsx": "^4.19.2",
     "zod": "^3.24.1"