diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index feffbd5a..b1ecd428 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@11ty/eleventy": "^0.12.0",
     "concurrent-transform": "^1.0.0",
-    "dotenv": "^8.0.0",
+    "dotenv": "^16.0.0",
     "git-url-parse": "11.6.0",
     "gulp": "^4.0.0",
     "gulp-clean": "^0.4.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 6ade3ae7..90422fa7 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1125,10 +1125,10 @@ doctypes@^1.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/doctypes/-/doctypes-1.1.0.tgz"
   integrity sha1-6oCxBqh1OHdOijpKWv4pPeSJ4Kk=
 
-dotenv@^8.0.0:
-  version "8.6.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-8.6.0.tgz"
-  integrity sha512-IrPdXQsk2BbzvCBGBOTmmSH5SodmqZNt4ERAZDmW4CT+tL8VtvinqywuANaFu4bOMWki16nqf0e4oC0QIaDr/g==
+dotenv@^16.0.0:
+  version "16.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.0.1.tgz#8f8f9d94876c35dac989876a5d3a82a267fdce1d"
+  integrity sha512-1K6hR6wtk2FviQ4kEiSjFiH5rpzEVi8WW0x96aztHVMhEspNpc4DVOUTEHtEva5VThQ8IaBX1Pe4gSzpVVUsKQ==
 
 duplexer2@0.0.2:
   version "0.0.2"