diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f93dedc..5106cda 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "bunyan-adaptor": "^4.0.0",
-    "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
+    "dotenv": "^16.0.0",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "format-microformat": "^0.11.1",
     "fulfills": "^2.1.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 30afc71..9d10943 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1053,10 +1053,10 @@ domutils@^1.5.1:
     dom-serializer "0"
     domelementtype "1"
 
-dotenv@^8.2.0:
-  version "8.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-8.2.0.tgz#97e619259ada750eea3e4ea3e26bceea5424b16a"
-  integrity sha512-8sJ78ElpbDJBHNeBzUbUVLsqKdccaa/BXF1uPTw3GrvQTBgrQrtObr2mUrE38vzYd8cEv+m/JBfDLioYcfXoaw==
+dotenv@^16.0.0:
+  version "16.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.0.1.tgz#8f8f9d94876c35dac989876a5d3a82a267fdce1d"
+  integrity sha512-1K6hR6wtk2FviQ4kEiSjFiH5rpzEVi8WW0x96aztHVMhEspNpc4DVOUTEHtEva5VThQ8IaBX1Pe4gSzpVVUsKQ==
 
 ecc-jsbn@~0.1.1:
   version "0.1.2"