diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 649399a0..acf75d85 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
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+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv?sponsor=1"
       }
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     "node_modules/ecdsa-sig-formatter": {
@@ -8924,9 +8927,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.0.3.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.3.1.tgz",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 84e338a6..c7af409e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     "body-parser": "^1.20.2",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
-    "dotenv": "^16.0.3",
+    "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
     "express-rate-limit": "^6.7.0",
     "handlebars": "^4.7.7",
     "jest-fetch-mock": "^3.0.3",