diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9a744de..30f3361 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.5.0.tgz",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3c2b155..7d3d299 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
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     "cors": "^2.8.5",
-    "dotenv": "^16.4.7",
+    "dotenv": "^16.5.0",
     "express.js": "^1.0.0",
     "knex": "^3.1.0",
     "node-fetch": "^3.3.2",