diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bcfd4d3..5a27030 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "bcryptjs": "^2.4.3",
     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.5",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
-    "dotenv": "^10.0.0",
+    "dotenv": "^16.0.0",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "express-async-errors": "^3.1.1",
     "express-fileupload": "^1.2.1",