diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8d68f89..26cc1f9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "supertest": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "dotenv": "^4.0.0",
+    "dotenv": "^9.0.0",
     "express": "^4.15.2",
     "fresh": "^0.5.0",
     "mime-types": "~2.1.13",