diff --git a/app/package.json b/app/package.json
index bce3199..507eaf7 100644
--- a/app/package.json
+++ b/app/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "bcryptjs": "^2.4.3",
     "body-parser": "^1.18.2",
     "cors": "^2.8.4",
-    "dotenv": "^5.0.1",
+    "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
     "express": "^4.16.2",
     "js-yaml": "^3.11.0",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^8.2.0",
diff --git a/app/yarn.lock b/app/yarn.lock
index 72a3c54..d779c9f 100644
--- a/app/yarn.lock
+++ b/app/yarn.lock
@@ -488,9 +488,9 @@ dot-prop@^4.1.0:
   dependencies:
     is-obj "^1.0.0"
 
-dotenv@^5.0.1:
-  version "5.0.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-5.0.1.tgz#a5317459bd3d79ab88cff6e44057a6a3fbb1fcef"
+dotenv@^8.2.0:
+  version "8.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-8.2.0.tgz#97e619259ada750eea3e4ea3e26bceea5424b16a"
 
 duplexer3@^0.1.4:
   version "0.1.4"