diff --git a/merge_pdf_files/package.json b/merge_pdf_files/package.json
index a5f480d..9eed7ab 100644
--- a/merge_pdf_files/package.json
+++ b/merge_pdf_files/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   "author": "Siva",
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
-    "dotenv": "^10.0.0",
+    "dotenv": "^17.0.0",
     "pdf-lib": "^1.16.0",
     "seedrandom": "^3.0.5"
   }