diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4a5fc060..c9821d40 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     "@types/node": "^14.14.6",
     "chalk": "^4.1.0",
     "conventional-changelog-cli": "^5.0.0",
-    "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.7",
     "dprint": "^0.46.1",
     "execa": "^4.1.0",
     "fs-extra": "^9.0.1",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 123e0639..edc4e211 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/node": "npm:^14.14.6"
     chalk: "npm:^4.1.0"
     conventional-changelog-cli: "npm:^5.0.0"
-    dotenv: "npm:^8.2.0"
+    dotenv: "npm:^16.4.7"
     dprint: "npm:^0.46.1"
     execa: "npm:^4.1.0"
     fs-extra: "npm:^9.0.1"
@@ -7456,10 +7456,10 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"dotenv@npm:^8.2.0":
-  version: 8.6.0
-  resolution: "dotenv@npm:8.6.0"
-  checksum: 10/31d7b5c010cebb80046ba6853d703f9573369b00b15129536494f04b0af4ea0060ce8646e3af58b455af2f6f1237879dd261a5831656410ec92561ae1ea44508
+"dotenv@npm:^16.4.7":
+  version: 16.4.7
+  resolution: "dotenv@npm:16.4.7"
+  checksum: 10/f13bfe97db88f0df4ec505eeffb8925ec51f2d56a3d0b6d916964d8b4af494e6fb1633ba5d09089b552e77ab2a25de58d70259b2c5ed45ec148221835fc99a0c
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard