diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 37ccdff8..0d6b78b7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
       },
       "funding": {
-        "url": "https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv?sponsor=1"
+        "url": "https://dotenvx.com"
       }
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     "node_modules/ee-first": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 57d8b4fb..4cc29b22 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
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     "cors": "^2.8.5",
-    "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.4",
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     "faker": "^5.5.3",
     "morgan": "1.10.0",