diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bf152f0..d24e77b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.62.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.62.0",
     "bson": "^6.2.0",
-    "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
     "eslint": "^8.56.0",
     "eslint-plugin-sort-class-members": "^1.18.0",
     "typescript": "^5.2.2"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 0a0d4c4..cf14388 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -391,10 +391,10 @@ doctrine@^3.0.0:
   dependencies:
     esutils "^2.0.2"
 
-dotenv@^16.3.1:
-  version "16.3.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.3.1.tgz#369034de7d7e5b120972693352a3bf112172cc3e"
-  integrity sha512-IPzF4w4/Rd94bA9imS68tZBaYyBWSCE47V1RGuMrB94iyTOIEwRmVL2x/4An+6mETpLrKJ5hQkB8W4kFAadeIQ==
+dotenv@^16.4.5:
+  version "16.4.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.5.tgz#cdd3b3b604cb327e286b4762e13502f717cb099f"
+  integrity sha512-ZmdL2rui+eB2YwhsWzjInR8LldtZHGDoQ1ugH85ppHKwpUHL7j7rN0Ti9NCnGiQbhaZ11FpR+7ao1dNsmduNUg==
 
 eris@RabbitHouseCorp/eris#dev:
   version "0.16.3-custom"