diff --git a/javascript-create-module/templates/module/dot/node-version b/javascript-create-module/templates/module/dot/node-version
index 53d1c14d..54c65116 100644
--- a/javascript-create-module/templates/module/dot/node-version
+++ b/javascript-create-module/templates/module/dot/node-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v22
+v24
diff --git a/vite-plugin/bin/jahia-deploy.js b/vite-plugin/bin/jahia-deploy.js
index 005c132d..dfde91a6 100755
--- a/vite-plugin/bin/jahia-deploy.js
+++ b/vite-plugin/bin/jahia-deploy.js
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
-import dotenv from "dotenv";
 import * as fs from "node:fs";
 import { inspect, styleText } from "node:util";
 
 // Load environment variables from .env file
-dotenv.config();
+if (fs.existsSync(".env")) process.loadEnvFile();
 
 // Deprecation warning for JAHIA_DEPLOY_METHOD
 const deployMethod = process.env.JAHIA_DEPLOY_METHOD || "curl";
diff --git a/vite-plugin/package.json b/vite-plugin/package.json
index 1aa3548d..c1314d1d 100644
--- a/vite-plugin/package.json
+++ b/vite-plugin/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@rollup/pluginutils": "^5.3.0",
-    "dotenv": "^17.2.3",
     "magic-string": "^0.30.21",
     "tinyglobby": "^0.2.15"
   },
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 3b74d9ee..ac59e2bb 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -786,7 +786,6 @@ __metadata:
   dependencies:
     "@rollup/pluginutils": "npm:^5.3.0"
     "@types/node": "npm:^22.19.3"
-    dotenv: "npm:^17.2.3"
     magic-string: "npm:^0.30.21"
     pkgroll: "npm:^2.21.4"
     publint: "npm:^0.3.16"
@@ -2290,13 +2289,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"dotenv@npm:^17.2.3":
-  version: 17.2.3
-  resolution: "dotenv@npm:17.2.3"
-  checksum: 10c0/c884403209f713214a1b64d4d1defa4934c2aa5b0002f5a670ae298a51e3c3ad3ba79dfee2f8df49f01ae74290fcd9acdb1ab1d09c7bfb42b539036108bb2ba0
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "eastasianwidth@npm:^0.2.0":
   version: 0.2.0
   resolution: "eastasianwidth@npm:0.2.0"