diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7d77a7d72..aaeafd5f5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
     "color-difference": "^0.3.4",
     "cookie-session": "^2.1.0",
     "dataloader": "^2.2.2",
-    "dotenv": "^2.0.0",
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
     "eslint-plugin-react-hooks": "^4.6.2",
     "express": "^4.19.2",
     "fs": "^0.0.2",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c5ea3c705..f0ea9e3a1 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8916,10 +8916,10 @@ dotenv@^10.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-10.0.0.tgz#3d4227b8fb95f81096cdd2b66653fb2c7085ba81"
   integrity sha512-rlBi9d8jpv9Sf1klPjNfFAuWDjKLwTIJJ/VxtoTwIR6hnZxcEOQCZg2oIL3MWBYw5GpUDKOEnND7LXTbIpQ03Q==
 
-dotenv@^2.0.0:
-  version "2.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-2.0.0.tgz#bd759c357aaa70365e01c96b7b0bec08a6e0d949"
-  integrity sha512-Y+zZAmv7p2zOdpyZcSIA+aIxohsyfTcNaMeh3YJn9exq85bQhso65Wz9IhjYYNB4zyvXnfi7Ae+FuygARljVJw==
+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==
 
 double-ended-queue@^2.1.0-0:
   version "2.1.0-0"