diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 3d3855e8a..29f2087a2 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     "cheerio": "~1.0.0-rc.3",
     "cors": "~2.8.5",
     "cross-env": "~7.0.3",
-    "dotenv": "~8.2.0",
+    "dotenv": "~16.3.1",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "graphql": "^14.6.0",
     "graphql-middleware": "~4.0.2",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index 4989ef468..8554acf3c 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -4788,21 +4788,16 @@ dot-prop@^4.1.0:
   dependencies:
     is-obj "^1.0.0"
 
-dotenv@^16.0.0:
-  version "16.1.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.1.4.tgz#67ac1a10cd9c25f5ba604e4e08bc77c0ebe0ca8c"
-  integrity sha512-m55RtE8AsPeJBpOIFKihEmqUcoVncQIwo7x9U8ZwLEZw9ZpXboz2c+rvog+jUaJvVrZ5kBOeYQBX5+8Aa/OZQw==
+dotenv@^16.0.0, 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@^4.0.0:
   version "4.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-4.0.0.tgz#864ef1379aced55ce6f95debecdce179f7a0cd1d"
   integrity sha512-XcaMACOr3JMVcEv0Y/iUM2XaOsATRZ3U1In41/1jjK6vJZ2PZbQ1bzCG8uvaByfaBpl9gqc9QWJovpUGBXLLYQ==
 
-dotenv@~8.2.0:
-  version "8.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-8.2.0.tgz#97e619259ada750eea3e4ea3e26bceea5424b16a"
-  integrity sha512-8sJ78ElpbDJBHNeBzUbUVLsqKdccaa/BXF1uPTw3GrvQTBgrQrtObr2mUrE38vzYd8cEv+m/JBfDLioYcfXoaw==
-
 duplexer3@^0.1.4:
   version "0.1.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/duplexer3/-/duplexer3-0.1.4.tgz#ee01dd1cac0ed3cbc7fdbea37dc0a8f1ce002ce2"