diff --git a/central/package.json b/central/package.json
index 2334694..bd4fd49 100644
--- a/central/package.json
+++ b/central/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     "@augu/lilith": "^5.3.3",
     "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "^3.42.0",
     "convict": "^6.2.1",
-    "dotenv": "^10.0.0",
+    "dotenv": "^16.0.0",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "fastify": "^3.24.0",
     "fs-extra": "^10.0.0",
diff --git a/central/yarn.lock b/central/yarn.lock
index bffc05c..2c312ff 100644
--- a/central/yarn.lock
+++ b/central/yarn.lock
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/node": 16.11.14
     "@types/spotify-web-api-node": 5.0.4
     convict: ^6.2.1
-    dotenv: ^10.0.0
+    dotenv: ^16.0.0
     express: ^4.17.1
     fastify: ^3.24.0
     fs-extra: ^10.0.0
@@ -1707,10 +1707,10 @@ __metadata:
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   linkType: hard
 
-"dotenv@npm:^10.0.0":
-  version: 10.0.0
-  resolution: "dotenv@npm:10.0.0"
-  checksum: f412c5fe8c24fbe313d302d2500e247ba8a1946492db405a4de4d30dd0eb186a88a43f13c958c5a7de303938949c4231c56994f97d05c4bc1f22478d631b4005
+"dotenv@npm:^16.0.0":
+  version: 16.0.0
+  resolution: "dotenv@npm:16.0.0"
+  checksum: 664cebb51f0a9a1d1b930f51f0271e72e26d62feaecc9dc03df39453dd494b4e724809ca480fb3ec3213382b1ed3f791aaeb83569a137f9329ce58efd4853dbf
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard