diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2ad6592..9b43d2d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     "@credo-ts/core": "0.5.6",
     "@credo-ts/node": "0.5.6",
     "@hyperledger/aries-askar-nodejs": "0.2.1",
-    "dotenv": "^16.0.1",
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
     "express": "^4.18.1",
     "prettier": "^2.8.4",
     "tslog": "^3.3.3",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index fda6c31..4edc2a8 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2468,10 +2468,10 @@ diff@^4.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/diff/-/diff-4.0.2.tgz#60f3aecb89d5fae520c11aa19efc2bb982aade7d"
   integrity sha512-58lmxKSA4BNyLz+HHMUzlOEpg09FV+ev6ZMe3vJihgdxzgcwZ8VoEEPmALCZG9LmqfVoNMMKpttIYTVG6uDY7A==
 
-dotenv@^16.0.1:
-  version "16.3.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.3.1.tgz#369034de7d7e5b120972693352a3bf112172cc3e"
-  integrity sha512-IPzF4w4/Rd94bA9imS68tZBaYyBWSCE47V1RGuMrB94iyTOIEwRmVL2x/4An+6mETpLrKJ5hQkB8W4kFAadeIQ==
+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==
 
 ed25519-signature-2018-context@^1.1.0:
   version "1.1.0"