diff --git a/api/package-lock.json b/api/package-lock.json
index 3683307..c3adf9a 100644
--- a/api/package-lock.json
+++ b/api/package-lock.json
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
       "dependencies": {
         "body-parser": "^1.20.3",
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
+        "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
         "express": "^4.21.1",
         "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/express": "^5.0.0",
         "@types/jest": "^29.5.13",
-        "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
         "jest": "^29.7.0",
         "supertest": "^7.0.0"
       }
@@ -2021,7 +2021,6 @@
       "version": "16.4.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.5.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-ZmdL2rui+eB2YwhsWzjInR8LldtZHGDoQ1ugH85ppHKwpUHL7j7rN0Ti9NCnGiQbhaZ11FpR+7ao1dNsmduNUg==",
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index 13a4b1b..6452de7 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/express": "^5.0.0",
     "@types/jest": "^29.5.13",
-    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
     "jest": "^29.7.0",
     "supertest": "^7.0.0"
   },
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@
     "body-parser": "^1.20.3",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "express": "^4.21.1",
-    "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2"
+    "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.5"
   }
 }