diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index 533b5b0..78876dd 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
  */
 
+import dotenv from 'dotenv';
 import { Command } from 'commander';
 import signale from 'signale';
 import chalk from 'chalk';
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ import { description, version } from './package.json';
 import { machBuild, machWatch } from './src';
 import { MachConfig, MachConfigSchema } from './src/types';
 
+dotenv.config();
+
 interface ParsedCommandArgs {
     config: MachConfig;
     bundles: string;
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d2c1c25..5ae9134 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 {
   "name": "@synaptic-simulations/mach",
-  "version": "1.0.0-rc8",
+  "version": "1.0.0-rc9",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@synaptic-simulations/mach",
-      "version": "1.0.0-rc8",
+      "version": "1.0.0-rc9",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "chalk": "^4.1.2",
         "chokidar": "^3.5.3",
         "commander": "^9.4.1",
+        "dotenv": "^16.0.3",
         "esbuild": "^0.15.13",
         "filesize": "^10.0.5",
         "signale": "^1.4.0",
@@ -899,6 +900,14 @@
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/dotenv": {
+      "version": "16.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-7GO6HghkA5fYG9TYnNxi14/7K9f5occMlp3zXAuSxn7CKCxt9xbNWG7yF8hTCSUchlfWSe3uLmlPfigevRItzQ==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/emoji-regex": {
       "version": "9.2.2",
       "dev": true,
@@ -4054,6 +4063,11 @@
         "esutils": "^2.0.2"
       }
     },
+    "dotenv": {
+      "version": "16.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-7GO6HghkA5fYG9TYnNxi14/7K9f5occMlp3zXAuSxn7CKCxt9xbNWG7yF8hTCSUchlfWSe3uLmlPfigevRItzQ=="
+    },
     "emoji-regex": {
       "version": "9.2.2",
       "dev": true
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b2c86f9..41724f6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@synaptic-simulations/mach",
-  "version": "1.0.0-rc8",
+  "version": "1.0.0-rc9",
   "description": "The last MSFS instrument bundler you'll ever need.",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     "chalk": "^4.1.2",
     "chokidar": "^3.5.3",
     "commander": "^9.4.1",
+    "dotenv": "^16.0.3",
     "esbuild": "^0.15.13",
     "filesize": "^10.0.5",
     "signale": "^1.4.0",