diff --git a/.pnp.cjs b/.pnp.cjs
index 5d3a86d11..66ebb3da3 100755
--- a/.pnp.cjs
+++ b/.pnp.cjs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ const RAW_RUNTIME_STATE =
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           ["chai", "npm:6.3.0"],\
           ["cross-env", "npm:10.1.0"],\
-          ["dotenv", "npm:17.4.2"],\
+          ["dotenv", "npm:18.0.9"],\
           ["eslint", "virtual:af0fe2b029c109ee83b704965f2ae51002f22a61f8eec26966472959aa3501d5386aaf75824205e3c08255249fca4763c12c942991ba0a945b06d028d4866e8e#npm:10.12.0"],\
           ["eslint-plugin-import", "virtual:af0fe2b029c109ee83b704965f2ae51002f22a61f8eec26966472959aa3501d5386aaf75824205e3c08255249fca4763c12c942991ba0a945b06d028d4866e8e#npm:2.32.0"],\
           ["eslint-plugin-jsdoc", "virtual:af0fe2b029c109ee83b704965f2ae51002f22a61f8eec26966472959aa3501d5386aaf75824205e3c08255249fca4763c12c942991ba0a945b06d028d4866e8e#npm:64.5.4"],\
@@ -11566,7 +11566,7 @@ const RAW_RUNTIME_STATE =
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           ["docusaurus", "workspace:docusaurus"],\
           ["docusaurus-plugin-typedoc", "virtual:a670db841204981e24bcd0b150c2109d9b9e2a900edb2a5e8c3b2babe16ddbad2b71f907b8b6cf8d6f4c6c77fa3f2fe6f08431995616fca28b79db094c2ee23d#npm:1.4.3"],\
-          ["dotenv", "npm:17.4.2"],\
+          ["dotenv", "npm:18.0.9"],\
           ["prism-react-renderer", "virtual:a670db841204981e24bcd0b150c2109d9b9e2a900edb2a5e8c3b2babe16ddbad2b71f907b8b6cf8d6f4c6c77fa3f2fe6f08431995616fca28b79db094c2ee23d#npm:2.4.1"],\
           ["react", "npm:19.3.0"],\
           ["react-dom", "virtual:a670db841204981e24bcd0b150c2109d9b9e2a900edb2a5e8c3b2babe16ddbad2b71f907b8b6cf8d6f4c6c77fa3f2fe6f08431995616fca28b79db094c2ee23d#npm:19.3.0"],\
@@ -11707,10 +11707,10 @@ const RAW_RUNTIME_STATE =
       }]\
     ]],\
     ["dotenv", [\
-      ["npm:17.4.2", {\
-        "packageLocation": "./.yarn/cache/dotenv-npm-17.4.2-46ee0c966e-ca1b6f54d5.zip/node_modules/dotenv/",\
+      ["npm:18.0.9", {\
+        "packageLocation": "./.yarn/cache/dotenv-npm-18.0.9-3adef7edd9-585a2667f5.zip/node_modules/dotenv/",\
         "packageDependencies": [\
-          ["dotenv", "npm:17.4.2"]\
+          ["dotenv", "npm:18.0.9"]\
         ],\
         "linkType": "HARD"\
       }]\
@@ -17808,7 +17808,7 @@ const RAW_RUNTIME_STATE =
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           ["chai", "npm:6.3.0"],\
           ["cross-env", "npm:10.1.0"],\
-          ["dotenv", "npm:17.4.2"],\
+          ["dotenv", "npm:18.0.9"],\
           ["eslint", "virtual:af0fe2b029c109ee83b704965f2ae51002f22a61f8eec26966472959aa3501d5386aaf75824205e3c08255249fca4763c12c942991ba0a945b06d028d4866e8e#npm:10.12.0"],\
           ["eslint-plugin-import", "virtual:af0fe2b029c109ee83b704965f2ae51002f22a61f8eec26966472959aa3501d5386aaf75824205e3c08255249fca4763c12c942991ba0a945b06d028d4866e8e#npm:2.32.0"],\
           ["eslint-plugin-jsdoc", "virtual:af0fe2b029c109ee83b704965f2ae51002f22a61f8eec26966472959aa3501d5386aaf75824205e3c08255249fca4763c12c942991ba0a945b06d028d4866e8e#npm:64.5.4"],\
diff --git a/.yarn/cache/dotenv-npm-17.4.2-46ee0c966e-ca1b6f54d5.zip b/.yarn/cache/dotenv-npm-17.4.2-46ee0c966e-ca1b6f54d5.zip
deleted file mode 100644
index dec279060..000000000
Binary files a/.yarn/cache/dotenv-npm-17.4.2-46ee0c966e-ca1b6f54d5.zip and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/.yarn/cache/dotenv-npm-18.0.9-3adef7edd9-585a2667f5.zip b/.yarn/cache/dotenv-npm-18.0.9-3adef7edd9-585a2667f5.zip
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d5c3d56d
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diff --git a/docusaurus/package.json b/docusaurus/package.json
index e178a00c4..39ac2dd96 100644
--- a/docusaurus/package.json
+++ b/docusaurus/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     "@types/react": "19.3.0",
     "@types/react-dom": "19.3.0",
     "docusaurus-plugin-typedoc": "1.4.3",
-    "dotenv": "17.4.2",
+    "dotenv": "18.0.9",
     "typedoc": "0.28.20",
     "typedoc-plugin-markdown": "4.14.0",
     "typescript": "6.0.3"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 53c62007d..f454e295e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
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     "chai": "6.3.0",
     "cross-env": "10.1.0",
-    "dotenv": "17.4.2",
+    "dotenv": "18.0.9",
     "eslint": "10.12.0",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "2.32.0",
     "eslint-plugin-jsdoc": "64.5.4",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 2a6cc74c4..71e236c4a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7601,7 +7601,7 @@ __metadata:
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     clsx: "npm:2.1.1"
     docusaurus-plugin-typedoc: "npm:1.4.3"
-    dotenv: "npm:17.4.2"
+    dotenv: "npm:18.0.9"
     prism-react-renderer: "npm:2.4.1"
     react: "npm:19.3.0"
     react-dom: "npm:19.3.0"
@@ -7708,10 +7708,12 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"dotenv@npm:17.4.2":
-  version: 17.4.2
-  resolution: "dotenv@npm:17.4.2"
-  checksum: 10/ca1b6f54d58e39914901e1518958e86083aca8deb5aa2e7f2a51acd53291d97852479b0ab26ed949b6a45a0e9adcc7b0d1c3c72375e8ea670f7005e341c6daba
+"dotenv@npm:18.0.9":
+  version: 18.0.9
+  resolution: "dotenv@npm:18.0.9"
+  bin:
+    dotenv: dist/index.cjs
+  checksum: 10/585a2667f55791c4eb854114d56af8dc26fc4f936b829cbd1974e42e74218a98158cbf0d495e1eec517e5dac9a425902cc16646a86a18a077d2cd403a5552dcc
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -13106,7 +13108,7 @@ __metadata:
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     chai: "npm:6.3.0"
     cross-env: "npm:10.1.0"
-    dotenv: "npm:17.4.2"
+    dotenv: "npm:18.0.9"
     eslint: "npm:10.12.0"
     eslint-plugin-import: "npm:2.32.0"
     eslint-plugin-jsdoc: "npm:64.5.4"