diff --git a/payload/package.json b/payload/package.json
index a56baee..2e72eff 100644
--- a/payload/package.json
+++ b/payload/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
-    "dotenv": "^16.1.4",
+    "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "payload": "^1.10.1",
     "tsconfig-paths": "^4.2.0"
diff --git a/payload/yarn.lock b/payload/yarn.lock
index ca82bd0..64baa00 100644
--- a/payload/yarn.lock
+++ b/payload/yarn.lock
@@ -2009,10 +2009,10 @@ dot-prop@^6.0.1:
   dependencies:
     is-obj "^2.0.0"
 
-dotenv@^16.1.4:
-  version "16.1.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.1.4.tgz#67ac1a10cd9c25f5ba604e4e08bc77c0ebe0ca8c"
-  integrity sha512-m55RtE8AsPeJBpOIFKihEmqUcoVncQIwo7x9U8ZwLEZw9ZpXboz2c+rvog+jUaJvVrZ5kBOeYQBX5+8Aa/OZQw==
+dotenv@^16.3.1:
+  version "16.3.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.3.1.tgz#369034de7d7e5b120972693352a3bf112172cc3e"
+  integrity sha512-IPzF4w4/Rd94bA9imS68tZBaYyBWSCE47V1RGuMrB94iyTOIEwRmVL2x/4An+6mETpLrKJ5hQkB8W4kFAadeIQ==
 
 dotenv@^8.6.0:
   version "8.6.0"