diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index 9e68143..54bd1e0 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "body-parser": "^2.2.0",
+        "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
         "express": "^5.1.0",
         "multer": "^2.0.1",
         "node-telegram-bot-api": "^0.66.0",
@@ -600,6 +601,17 @@
         "node": ">= 0.8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/dotenv": {
+      "version": "16.6.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.6.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-uBq4egWHTcTt33a72vpSG0z3HnPuIl6NqYcTrKEg2azoEyl2hpW0zqlxysq2pK9HlDIHyHyakeYaYnSAwd8bow==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://dotenvx.com"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/dunder-proto": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dunder-proto/-/dunder-proto-1.0.1.tgz",