diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 18b91a9f..031825a8 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "body-parser": "^1.20.1",
     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.6",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
-    "dotenv": "^16.0.3",
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.2",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.0",
     "memory-cache": "^0.2.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f9180090..b296a63a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     "@polkadot/util": "10.4.2",
     "@polkadot/util-crypto": "10.4.2",
     "@types/valid-url": "^1.0.7",
-    "dotenv": "^16.0.3",
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.2",
     "ts-node": "^10.9.1",
     "valid-url": "^1.0.9"
   },
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 4ca7f726..ea7529b6 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6691,10 +6691,10 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"dotenv@npm:^16.0.3":
-  version: 16.3.1
-  resolution: "dotenv@npm:16.3.1"
-  checksum: 15d75e7279018f4bafd0ee9706593dd14455ddb71b3bcba9c52574460b7ccaf67d5cf8b2c08a5af1a9da6db36c956a04a1192b101ee102a3e0cf8817bbcf3dfd
+"dotenv@npm:^16.4.2":
+  version: 16.4.2
+  resolution: "dotenv@npm:16.4.2"
+  checksum: c53d064435d835b07b2cd90a692f6859b8ba016b7ca57eeb487e430da74fb2335ac2bdb53f16774011d7b9b6b44c093637b39cbe76d9e01f9b8856a6dfd32f4a
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -15219,7 +15219,7 @@ __metadata:
     body-parser: ^1.20.1
     cookie-parser: ^1.4.6
     cors: ^2.8.5
-    dotenv: ^16.0.3
+    dotenv: ^16.4.2
     express: ^4.18.2
     jsonwebtoken: ^9.0.0
     memory-cache: ^0.2.0
@@ -15266,7 +15266,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": ^5.62.0
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": ^5.62.0
     concurrently: ^8.2.2
-    dotenv: ^16.0.3
+    dotenv: ^16.4.2
     eslint: ">=8.31.0"
     eslint-config-prettier: ^8.10.0
     eslint-plugin-import: ^2.29.1