diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f101999..e320c5f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=8"
+        "node": ">=12"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://dotenvx.com"
       }
     },
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ebc34fc..64ca448 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
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     "coveralls": "^3.0.7",
     "dependency-check": "^4.1.0",
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+    "dotenv": "^17.0.0",
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     "eslint-config-standard": "^14.1.0",
     "eslint-plugin-es": "^2.0.0",