diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 21563e1d..f57728eb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "basic-auth": "2.0.1",
     "body-parser": "^1.19.0",
     "destroy": "1.0.4",
-    "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
+    "dotenv": "^16.0.0",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "express-useragent": "^1.0.13",
     "feed": "^4.1.0",