diff --git a/hardhat/package-lock.json b/hardhat/package-lock.json
index 1b5a28aca..96b1c7ee6 100644
--- a/hardhat/package-lock.json
+++ b/hardhat/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
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-        "dotenv": "~18.0.7",
+        "dotenv": "~18.0.8",
         "fs-extra": "~11.4.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -1517,9 +1517,9 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-18.0.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-2KDeoFoK/zRtcnbunCDlLG5VWVMcyqeQc6iK65o231nfNAcuGrKoqUQfJFUtBI+QlShk5HKIHxwebBtUl3rEfA==",
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
       "bin": {
         "dotenv": "dist/index.cjs"
diff --git a/hardhat/package.json b/hardhat/package.json
index cf2ede9a0..51fc790a1 100644
--- a/hardhat/package.json
+++ b/hardhat/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
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   "dependencies": {
     "@openzeppelin/contracts": "~5.6.1",
-    "dotenv": "~18.0.7",
+    "dotenv": "~18.0.8",
     "fs-extra": "~11.4.1"
   },
   "engines": {