diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 86d30a1..6f5c748 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -414,9 +414,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-10.0.0.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1K6hR6wtk2FviQ4kEiSjFiH5rpzEVi8WW0x96aztHVMhEspNpc4DVOUTEHtEva5VThQ8IaBX1Pe4gSzpVVUsKQ=="
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 95e0e72..6cc0469 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@
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     "chalk": "^4.1.2",
     "cli-progress": "^3.9.1",
-    "dotenv": "^10.0.0"
+    "dotenv": "^16.0.1"
   }
 }