diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2559471..ec16030 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     "bcryptjs": "^2.4.3",
     "better-sqlite3": "^11.3.0",
     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.6",
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
     "express": "^5.0.0",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
     "multer": "^1.4.5-lts.1"