diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 132fd9ec5..45d3dce0b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
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         "cors": "^2.8.5",
         "datauri": "^4.1.0",
-        "dotenv": "^16.0.2",
+        "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
         "ejs": "^3.1.8",
         "express": "^4.18.2",
         "express-ejs-layouts": "^2.5.1",
@@ -1533,10 +1533,14 @@
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     },
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-      "version": "16.0.3",
-      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "version": "16.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-IPzF4w4/Rd94bA9imS68tZBaYyBWSCE47V1RGuMrB94iyTOIEwRmVL2x/4An+6mETpLrKJ5hQkB8W4kFAadeIQ==",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv?sponsor=1"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/ecdsa-sig-formatter": {
@@ -4473,7 +4477,9 @@
       }
     },
     "dotenv": {
-      "version": "16.0.3"
+      "version": "16.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-IPzF4w4/Rd94bA9imS68tZBaYyBWSCE47V1RGuMrB94iyTOIEwRmVL2x/4An+6mETpLrKJ5hQkB8W4kFAadeIQ=="
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3bfe70fac..817dbc4cb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
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     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "datauri": "^4.1.0",
-    "dotenv": "^16.0.2",
+    "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
     "ejs": "^3.1.8",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
     "express-ejs-layouts": "^2.5.1",