diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c9cff59..18f33d8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     "chai-as-promised": "^7.1.1",
     "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
     "dependency-check": "^5.0.0-7",
-    "dotenv": "^16.0.3",
+    "dotenv": "^16.6.1",
     "eslint": "^8.40.0",
     "eslint-config-standard": "^17.0.0",
     "eslint-plugin-es": "^4.1.0",