diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index 512ea7d5..a4cf8c31 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv-expand/-/dotenv-expand-12.0.1.tgz",
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         "node": ">=12"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://dotenvx.com"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/ecdsa-sig-formatter": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv-expand/-/dotenv-expand-12.0.1.tgz",
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diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 1b791f64..b6cf7d2c 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     "dotenv": "^16.0.1",
-    "dotenv-expand": "^8.0.3",
+    "dotenv-expand": "^12.0.1",
     "express": "^4.18.1",
     "minecraft-protocol": "^1.35.0",
     "minecraft-server-util": "^5.2.10",