diff --git a/server/package-lock.json b/server/package-lock.json
index be316d3..8b6f044 100644
--- a/server/package-lock.json
+++ b/server/package-lock.json
@@ -459,9 +459,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-10.0.0.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.0.0.tgz",
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diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index 36939fb..7fc5fba 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
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     "cookie-session": "^2.0.0",
     "crypto": "^1.0.1",
-    "dotenv": "^10.0.0",
+    "dotenv": "^16.0.0",
     "ejs": "^3.1.6",
     "express": "^4.17.2",
     "express-rate-limit": "^6.0.3",