diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 5dd2bfcad..b4f951fe7 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     "cross-env": "~5.2.0",
     "date-fns": "2.0.0-alpha.27",
     "debug": "~4.1.1",
-    "dotenv": "~7.0.0",
+    "dotenv": "~8.0.0",
     "express": "~4.16.4",
     "faker": "~4.1.0",
     "graphql": "~14.2.1",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index 78046b163..ee462347f 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -2800,10 +2800,10 @@ dotenv@^0.4.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-0.4.0.tgz#f6fb351363c2d92207245c737802c9ab5ae1495a"
   integrity sha1-9vs1E2PC2SIHJFxzeALJq1rhSVo=
 
-dotenv@~7.0.0:
-  version "7.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-7.0.0.tgz#a2be3cd52736673206e8a85fb5210eea29628e7c"
-  integrity sha512-M3NhsLbV1i6HuGzBUH8vXrtxOk+tWmzWKDMbAVSUp3Zsjm7ywFeuwrUXhmhQyRK1q5B5GGy7hcXPbj3bnfZg2g==
+dotenv@~8.0.0:
+  version "8.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-8.0.0.tgz#ed310c165b4e8a97bb745b0a9d99c31bda566440"
+  integrity sha512-30xVGqjLjiUOArT4+M5q9sYdvuR4riM6yK9wMcas9Vbp6zZa+ocC9dp6QoftuhTPhFAiLK/0C5Ni2nou/Bk8lg==
 
 duplexer3@^0.1.4:
   version "0.1.4"