diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 847b548..91cb042 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
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+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.0.0.tgz",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0178040..6b30795 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
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 		"crypto-js": "^4.1.1",
-		"dotenv": "^14.0.0",
+		"dotenv": "^16.0.0",
 		"ejs": "^3.1.6",
 		"express": "^4.17.1",
 		"express-rate-limit": "^6.0.0",