diff --git a/functions/package-lock.json b/functions/package-lock.json
index fa757b9..e63f8b2 100644
--- a/functions/package-lock.json
+++ b/functions/package-lock.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
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+        "dotenv": "^16.0.0",
         "express": "^4.17.1",
         "firebase-admin": "^8.10.0",
         "firebase-functions": "^3.6.1",
@@ -976,6 +977,14 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/dotenv": {
+      "version": "16.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-qD9WU0MPM4SWLPJy/r2Be+2WgQj8plChsyrCNQzW/0WjvcJQiKQJ9mH3ZgB3fxbUUxgc/11ZJ0Fi5KiimWGz2Q==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/duplexify": {
       "version": "3.7.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/duplexify/-/duplexify-3.7.1.tgz",
@@ -4764,6 +4773,11 @@
         "is-obj": "^2.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "dotenv": {
+      "version": "16.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-qD9WU0MPM4SWLPJy/r2Be+2WgQj8plChsyrCNQzW/0WjvcJQiKQJ9mH3ZgB3fxbUUxgc/11ZJ0Fi5KiimWGz2Q=="
+    },
     "duplexify": {
       "version": "3.7.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/duplexify/-/duplexify-3.7.1.tgz",
diff --git a/functions/package.json b/functions/package.json
index 7230262..0fc1a04 100644
--- a/functions/package.json
+++ b/functions/package.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
   "main": "index.js",
   "dependencies": {
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
+    "dotenv": "^16.0.0",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "firebase-admin": "^8.10.0",
     "firebase-functions": "^3.6.1",
@@ -26,4 +27,4 @@
     "firebase-functions-test": "^0.2.0"
   },
   "private": true
-}
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+}