diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4cb4712..0281d6a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "babel-polyfill": "^6.9.1",
     "bluebird": "^3.5.1",
     "bunyan": "^1.8.12",
-    "dotenv": "^2.0.0",
+    "dotenv": "^16.0.1",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "moment": "^2.19.1",
     "mongodb": "^2.2.33"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 623ea5b..de027ab 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1712,10 +1712,10 @@ doctrine@^3.0.0:
   dependencies:
     esutils "^2.0.2"
 
-dotenv@^2.0.0:
-  version "2.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-2.0.0.tgz#bd759c357aaa70365e01c96b7b0bec08a6e0d949"
-  integrity sha1-vXWcNXqqcDZeAclrewvsCKbg2Uk=
+dotenv@^16.0.1:
+  version "16.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.0.1.tgz#8f8f9d94876c35dac989876a5d3a82a267fdce1d"
+  integrity sha512-1K6hR6wtk2FviQ4kEiSjFiH5rpzEVi8WW0x96aztHVMhEspNpc4DVOUTEHtEva5VThQ8IaBX1Pe4gSzpVVUsKQ==
 
 dtrace-provider@~0.8:
   version "0.8.7"