diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3836b525..ca0cf083 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     "chai-as-promised": "7.1.1",
     "chai-things": "0.2.0",
     "coveralls": "3.1.1",
-    "dotenv": "16.0.0",
+    "dotenv": "16.4.0",
     "mocha": "10.0.0",
     "mocha-lcov-reporter": "1.3.0",
     "mocha-steps": "1.3.0",