diff --git a/backend-server/Gemfile b/backend-server/Gemfile
index ef4bfed..236a387 100644
--- a/backend-server/Gemfile
+++ b/backend-server/Gemfile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ gem 'redis', '~> 5.2'
 
 # Security & Authentication
 gem 'bcrypt', '~> 3.1', '>= 3.1.22'
-gem 'dotenv', '~> 2.8'  # Environment variable management
+gem 'dotenv', '~> 3.2'  # Environment variable management
 gem 'securerandom'
 
 # Native Extensions
diff --git a/backend-server/Gemfile.lock b/backend-server/Gemfile.lock
index bfef740..2fe8cd6 100644
--- a/backend-server/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/backend-server/Gemfile.lock
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ GEM
     coderay (1.1.3)
     connection_pool (3.0.2)
     csv (3.3.5)
-    dotenv (2.8.1)
+    dotenv (3.2.0)
     ffi (1.17.3)
     ffi (1.17.3-x64-mingw-ucrt)
     ffi (1.17.3-x86_64-linux-gnu)
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ PLATFORMS
 DEPENDENCIES
   bcrypt (~> 3.1, >= 3.1.22)
   csv (~> 3.2)
-  dotenv (~> 2.8)
+  dotenv (~> 3.2)
   ffi (~> 1.15)
   json (~> 2.19, >= 2.19.2)
   minitest (~> 5.18)
@@ -105,10 +105,11 @@ DEPENDENCIES
 CHECKSUMS
   base64 (0.3.0) sha256=27337aeabad6ffae05c265c450490628ef3ebd4b67be58257393227588f5a97b
   bcrypt (3.1.22) sha256=1f0072e88c2d705d94aff7f2c5cb02eb3f1ec4b8368671e19112527489f29032
+  bundler (4.0.11) sha256=5bcec0fb78302e48d02ee46f10ee6e6942be647ba5b44a6d1ddfda9a240ce785
   coderay (1.1.3) sha256=dc530018a4684512f8f38143cd2a096c9f02a1fc2459edcfe534787a7fc77d4b
   connection_pool (3.0.2) sha256=33fff5ba71a12d2aa26cb72b1db8bba2a1a01823559fb01d29eb74c286e62e0a
   csv (3.3.5) sha256=6e5134ac3383ef728b7f02725d9872934f523cb40b961479f69cf3afa6c8e73f
-  dotenv (2.8.1) sha256=c5944793349ae03c432e1780a2ca929d60b88c7d14d52d630db0508c3a8a17d8
+  dotenv (3.2.0) sha256=e375b83121ea7ca4ce20f214740076129ab8514cd81378161f11c03853fe619d
   ffi (1.17.3) sha256=0e9f39f7bb3934f77ad6feab49662be77e87eedcdeb2a3f5c0234c2938563d4c
   ffi (1.17.3-x64-mingw-ucrt) sha256=5f1d7d067a9a1058ad183dba25b05557cd51c85fc1768c49338eabc1cf242d7c
   ffi (1.17.3-x86_64-linux-gnu) sha256=3746b01f677aae7b16dc1acb7cb3cc17b3e35bdae7676a3f568153fb0e2c887f