diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 385918e..9187447 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.6.tgz",
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+      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://dotenvx.com"
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     },
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2cd4765..8416dd9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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     "compression": "1.7.5",
     "cors": "2.8.5",
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