diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f163a01..1e620dc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "body-parser": "1.20.3",
     "connect-mongo": "^3.2.0",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
-    "dotenv": "^16.4.7",
+    "dotenv": "^16.6.1",
     "dotenv-defaults": "2.0.2",
     "express": "^4.20.0",
     "express-session": "^1.17.3",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index f0b0f42..53dfb07 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1549,10 +1549,10 @@ dotenv-defaults@2.0.2:
   dependencies:
     dotenv "^8.2.0"
 
-dotenv@^16.4.7:
-  version "16.5.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.5.0.tgz#092b49f25f808f020050051d1ff258e404c78692"
-  integrity sha512-m/C+AwOAr9/W1UOIZUo232ejMNnJAJtYQjUbHoNTBNTJSvqzzDh7vnrei3o3r3m9blf6ZoDkvcw0VmozNRFJxg==
+dotenv@^16.6.1:
+  version "16.6.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.6.1.tgz#773f0e69527a8315c7285d5ee73c4459d20a8020"
+  integrity sha512-uBq4egWHTcTt33a72vpSG0z3HnPuIl6NqYcTrKEg2azoEyl2hpW0zqlxysq2pK9HlDIHyHyakeYaYnSAwd8bow==
 
 dotenv@^8.2.0:
   version "8.6.0"