diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 231e70ff..9ed1e202 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "abiniser": "0.5.1",
     "coveralls": "3.1.0",
-    "dotenv": "8.2.0",
+    "dotenv": "16.0.3",
     "eslint": "7.9.0",
     "ganache-cli": "6.10.2",
     "moment": "2.28.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index b18a5496..3aad584f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1478,10 +1478,10 @@ dom-walk@^0.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dom-walk/-/dom-walk-0.1.2.tgz#0c548bef048f4d1f2a97249002236060daa3fd84"
   integrity sha512-6QvTW9mrGeIegrFXdtQi9pk7O/nSK6lSdXW2eqUspN5LWD7UTji2Fqw5V2YLjBpHEoU9Xl/eUWNpDeZvoyOv2w==
 
-dotenv@8.2.0:
-  version "8.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-8.2.0.tgz#97e619259ada750eea3e4ea3e26bceea5424b16a"
-  integrity sha512-8sJ78ElpbDJBHNeBzUbUVLsqKdccaa/BXF1uPTw3GrvQTBgrQrtObr2mUrE38vzYd8cEv+m/JBfDLioYcfXoaw==
+dotenv@16.0.3:
+  version "16.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.0.3.tgz#115aec42bac5053db3c456db30cc243a5a836a07"
+  integrity sha512-7GO6HghkA5fYG9TYnNxi14/7K9f5occMlp3zXAuSxn7CKCxt9xbNWG7yF8hTCSUchlfWSe3uLmlPfigevRItzQ==
 
 drbg.js@^1.0.1:
   version "1.0.1"