diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bd971f1..abeb0e5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "ajv": "^8.0.0",
-    "dotenv": "^15.0.0",
+    "dotenv": "^16.0.0",
     "dotenv-expand": "^8.0.3"
   },
   "tsd": {