diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2db3e43e..36c93e64 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
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@@ -2114,11 +2114,14 @@
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "bin": {
+        "dotenv": "dist/index.cjs"
+      },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
       },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index db630413..351fc574 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
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     "chai": "^6.2.2",
     "chai-as-promised": "^8.0.2",
-    "dotenv": "^17.3.1",
+    "dotenv": "^18.0.0",
     "electron": "^44.0.0",
     "env-cmd": "^11.0.0",
     "eslint": "^10.8.1",