diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 29deeb177d86..ab270f34f1ae 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     "cypress-fail-fast": "7.1.0",
     "cypress-wait-until": "3.0.1",
     "dependency-cruiser": "16.2.3",
-    "dotenv": "16.3.1",
+    "dotenv": "16.4.5",
     "eslint": "8.55.0",
     "execa": "5.1.1",
     "fast-glob": "3.3.2",
diff --git a/packages/cli-helpers/package.json b/packages/cli-helpers/package.json
index d6aa09daf699..86333bbbfebe 100644
--- a/packages/cli-helpers/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli-helpers/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     "@redwoodjs/project-config": "workspace:*",
     "@redwoodjs/telemetry": "workspace:*",
     "chalk": "4.1.2",
-    "dotenv": "16.3.1",
+    "dotenv": "16.4.5",
     "execa": "5.1.1",
     "listr2": "6.6.1",
     "lodash": "4.17.21",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 09ca09f4ce8c..2fbefb488f8c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8104,7 +8104,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/pascalcase": "npm:1.0.3"
     "@types/yargs": "npm:17.0.32"
     chalk: "npm:4.1.2"
-    dotenv: "npm:16.3.1"
+    dotenv: "npm:16.4.5"
     execa: "npm:5.1.1"
     listr2: "npm:6.6.1"
     lodash: "npm:4.17.21"
@@ -17255,10 +17255,10 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"dotenv@npm:16.3.1, dotenv@npm:^16.0.0, dotenv@npm:~16.3.1":
-  version: 16.3.1
-  resolution: "dotenv@npm:16.3.1"
-  checksum: 10c0/b95ff1bbe624ead85a3cd70dbd827e8e06d5f05f716f2d0cbc476532d54c7c9469c3bc4dd93ea519f6ad711cb522c00ac9a62b6eb340d5affae8008facc3fbd7
+"dotenv@npm:16.4.5, dotenv@npm:^16.0.0":
+  version: 16.4.5
+  resolution: "dotenv@npm:16.4.5"
+  checksum: 10c0/48d92870076832af0418b13acd6e5a5a3e83bb00df690d9812e94b24aff62b88ade955ac99a05501305b8dc8f1b0ee7638b18493deb6fe93d680e5220936292f
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -17276,6 +17276,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"dotenv@npm:~16.3.1":
+  version: 16.3.1
+  resolution: "dotenv@npm:16.3.1"
+  checksum: 10c0/b95ff1bbe624ead85a3cd70dbd827e8e06d5f05f716f2d0cbc476532d54c7c9469c3bc4dd93ea519f6ad711cb522c00ac9a62b6eb340d5affae8008facc3fbd7
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "dset@npm:^3.1.1, dset@npm:^3.1.2":
   version: 3.1.2
   resolution: "dset@npm:3.1.2"
@@ -29941,7 +29948,7 @@ __metadata:
     cypress-fail-fast: "npm:7.1.0"
     cypress-wait-until: "npm:3.0.1"
     dependency-cruiser: "npm:16.2.3"
-    dotenv: "npm:16.3.1"
+    dotenv: "npm:16.4.5"
     eslint: "npm:8.55.0"
     execa: "npm:5.1.1"
     fast-glob: "npm:3.3.2"