diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 12cc3d9d4..79a36f5d8 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "date-fns": "^2.28.0",
     "debug": "^4.3.3",
     "did-resolver": "^3.1.5",
-    "dotenv": "^11.0.0",
+    "dotenv": "^12.0.0",
     "ethr-did-resolver": "^5.0.3",
     "express": "^4.17.2",
     "express-handlebars": "^6.0.2",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ab4763075..e4b39b2ab 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4586,10 +4586,10 @@ dot-prop@^6.0.1:
   dependencies:
     is-obj "^2.0.0"
 
-dotenv@^11.0.0:
-  version "11.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-11.0.0.tgz#ee37feddf8ada6d348a79e198312d4a8abfd1c1e"
-  integrity sha512-Fp/b504Y5W+e+FpCxTFMUZ7ZEQkQYF0rx+KZtmwixJxGQbLHrhCwo3FjZgNC8vIfrSi29PABNbMoCGD9YoiXbQ==
+dotenv@^12.0.0:
+  version "12.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-12.0.2.tgz#1c1958359853f78846d58990a18059f66c280151"
+  integrity sha512-3LvZ6OkZvE5yaWiFPd0lwzL6W1psHlrJJdl+BpEAzuh+sATBo24pqmKTUyJsiaPI9qLbPjuBxkBhoFDowjGd3g==
 
 dotenv@^8.2.0:
   version "8.6.0"