diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3468f89..a10287f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node-fetch": "^2.5.12",
     "chai": "^4.3.4",
-    "dotenv": "^10.0.0",
+    "dotenv": "^16.0.0",
     "eslint": "^8.4.1",
     "eslint-plugin-mocha": "^10.0.3",
     "jsdoc": "^3.6.4",