diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 132fd9ec5..8d9a3f8ea 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
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         "cors": "^2.8.5",
         "datauri": "^4.1.0",
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+        "dotenv": "^16.5.0",
         "ejs": "^3.1.8",
         "express": "^4.18.2",
         "express-ejs-layouts": "^2.5.1",
@@ -1533,10 +1533,15 @@
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     },
     "node_modules/dotenv": {
-      "version": "16.0.3",
+      "version": "16.5.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.5.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-m/C+AwOAr9/W1UOIZUo232ejMNnJAJtYQjUbHoNTBNTJSvqzzDh7vnrei3o3r3m9blf6ZoDkvcw0VmozNRFJxg==",
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://dotenvx.com"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/ecdsa-sig-formatter": {
@@ -4473,7 +4478,9 @@
       }
     },
     "dotenv": {
-      "version": "16.0.3"
+      "version": "16.5.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.5.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-m/C+AwOAr9/W1UOIZUo232ejMNnJAJtYQjUbHoNTBNTJSvqzzDh7vnrei3o3r3m9blf6ZoDkvcw0VmozNRFJxg=="
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3bfe70fac..4f3435624 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
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     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "datauri": "^4.1.0",
-    "dotenv": "^16.0.2",
+    "dotenv": "^16.5.0",
     "ejs": "^3.1.8",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
     "express-ejs-layouts": "^2.5.1",