diff --git a/tests/package-lock.json b/tests/package-lock.json
index 9df082d..f1a782c 100644
--- a/tests/package-lock.json
+++ b/tests/package-lock.json
@@ -8,12 +8,10 @@
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       "license": "Apache-2.0",
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-      },
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-        "dotenv": "^17.3.1",
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+        "typescript": "^6.0.2",
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       }
     },
@@ -574,9 +572,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.3.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-IO8C/dzEb6O3F9/twg6ZLXz164a2fhTnEWb95H23Dm4OuN+92NmEAlTrupP9VW6Jm3sO26tQlqyvyi4CsnY9GA==",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.4.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-nI4U3TottKAcAD9LLud4Cb7b2QztQMUEfHbvhTH09bqXTxnSie8WnjPALV/WMCrJZ6UV/qHJ6L03OqO3LcdYZw==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
       "engines": {
@@ -1173,6 +1171,7 @@
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+      "dev": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "bin": {
         "tsc": "bin/tsc",
diff --git a/tests/package.json b/tests/package.json
index 5d7de4c..cfadd5b 100644
--- a/tests/package.json
+++ b/tests/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
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     "@vitest/ui": "^4.1.2",
-    "dotenv": "^17.3.1",
+    "dotenv": "^17.4.2",
     "typescript": "^6.0.2",
     "vitest": "^4.1.2"
   }