diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a06f1fc..dc24c0e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
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+			},
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+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.3.1.tgz",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 977b3d8..56ef9c3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	"main": "node_server.js",
 	"author": "nick pope",
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-		"dotenv": "^16.0.0",
+		"dotenv": "^16.3.1",
 		"express": "^4.17.3",
 		"node-celery": "^0.2.8",
 		"path": "^0.12.7",