diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0354cd4e58..dcbf6b9b65 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
     "css-loader": "^6.7.1",
     "cssnano": "^5.1.10",
     "detect-passive-events": "^2.0.0",
-    "dotenv": "^8.0.0",
+    "dotenv": "^16.0.0",
     "emoji-datasource": "5.0.1",
     "emoji-mart": "npm:emoji-mart-lazyload",
     "entities": "^3.0.1",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index fba5645787..45f51292d9 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5142,10 +5142,10 @@ dot-case@^3.0.4:
     no-case "^3.0.4"
     tslib "^2.0.3"
 
-dotenv@^8.0.0:
-  version "8.6.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-8.6.0.tgz#061af664d19f7f4d8fc6e4ff9b584ce237adcb8b"
-  integrity sha512-IrPdXQsk2BbzvCBGBOTmmSH5SodmqZNt4ERAZDmW4CT+tL8VtvinqywuANaFu4bOMWki16nqf0e4oC0QIaDr/g==
+dotenv@^16.0.0:
+  version "16.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.0.3.tgz#115aec42bac5053db3c456db30cc243a5a836a07"
+  integrity sha512-7GO6HghkA5fYG9TYnNxi14/7K9f5occMlp3zXAuSxn7CKCxt9xbNWG7yF8hTCSUchlfWSe3uLmlPfigevRItzQ==
 
 duplexer@^0.1.2:
   version "0.1.2"