diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 425c9894..d6e0cb34 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "dependencies": {
         "@augmint/contracts": "1.1.2",
         "bn.js": "5.1.3",
-        "dotenv": "8.2.0",
+        "dotenv": "16.0.1",
         "ulog": "2.0.0-beta.7",
         "web3": "1.0.0-beta.36"
     },
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 9e3478d8..87ba9500 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1046,10 +1046,10 @@ dom-walk@^0.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dom-walk/-/dom-walk-0.1.2.tgz#0c548bef048f4d1f2a97249002236060daa3fd84"
   integrity sha512-6QvTW9mrGeIegrFXdtQi9pk7O/nSK6lSdXW2eqUspN5LWD7UTji2Fqw5V2YLjBpHEoU9Xl/eUWNpDeZvoyOv2w==
 
-dotenv@8.2.0:
-  version "8.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-8.2.0.tgz#97e619259ada750eea3e4ea3e26bceea5424b16a"
-  integrity sha512-8sJ78ElpbDJBHNeBzUbUVLsqKdccaa/BXF1uPTw3GrvQTBgrQrtObr2mUrE38vzYd8cEv+m/JBfDLioYcfXoaw==
+dotenv@16.0.1:
+  version "16.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.0.1.tgz#8f8f9d94876c35dac989876a5d3a82a267fdce1d"
+  integrity sha512-1K6hR6wtk2FviQ4kEiSjFiH5rpzEVi8WW0x96aztHVMhEspNpc4DVOUTEHtEva5VThQ8IaBX1Pe4gSzpVVUsKQ==
 
 duplexer3@^0.1.4:
   version "0.1.4"