diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 01643b0..ced978c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
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+        "dotenv": "^16.6.1",
         "penrose-paradox": "^0.4.10",
         "socket.io-client": "^4.7.5",
         "style-loader": "^3.3.1"
@@ -3701,9 +3701,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.7.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-47qPchRCykZC03FhkYAhrvwU4xDBFIj1QPqaarj6mdM/hgUzfPHcpkHJOn3mJAufFeeAxAzeGsr5X0M4k6fLZQ==",
+      "version": "16.6.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.6.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-uBq4egWHTcTt33a72vpSG0z3HnPuIl6NqYcTrKEg2azoEyl2hpW0zqlxysq2pK9HlDIHyHyakeYaYnSAwd8bow==",
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2f0c01a..df8fd55 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
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     "browser-image-compression": "^2.0.2",
-    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
+    "dotenv": "^16.6.1",
     "penrose-paradox": "^0.4.10",
     "socket.io-client": "^4.7.5",
     "css-loader": "^6.7.1",