diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 23f8787..9399885 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
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       "license": "MIT",
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-        "dotenv": "^16.4.7",
+        "dotenv": "^18.0.2",
         "viem": "^2.55.18"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -576,10 +576,13 @@
       }
     },
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.6.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-uBq4egWHTcTt33a72vpSG0z3HnPuIl6NqYcTrKEg2azoEyl2hpW0zqlxysq2pK9HlDIHyHyakeYaYnSAwd8bow==",
+      "version": "18.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-18.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-wl0U3CxC0iobaryqEKpFJxzyp4AxQFYAKj/WWszXZr87vVHLi2yJv2syax5Vxt+u02xqNgE277rsc3lOKg9sPg==",
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "bin": {
+        "dotenv": "dist/index.cjs"
+      },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
       },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4ca28e2..bcabbea 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "route-b": "tsx scripts/route-b.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "dotenv": "^16.4.7",
+    "dotenv": "^18.0.2",
     "viem": "^2.55.18"
   },
   "devDependencies": {