diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 678125f957..7bf117944b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "@wireapp/commons": "4.4.10",
     "@wireapp/react-ui-kit": "9.15.1",
     "core-js": "3.35.1",
-    "dotenv": "16.4.1",
+    "dotenv": "16.4.2",
     "dotenv-extended": "2.9.0",
     "i18next": "21.8.10",
     "i18next-browser-languagedetector": "6.1.4",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e6584892b8..a53075cabd 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6141,10 +6141,10 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"dotenv@npm:16.4.1":
-  version: 16.4.1
-  resolution: "dotenv@npm:16.4.1"
-  checksum: a343f0a1d156deef8c60034f797969867af4dbccfacedd4ac15fad04547e7ffe0553b58fc3b27a5837950f0d977e38e9234943fbcec4aeced4e3d044309a76ab
+"dotenv@npm:16.4.2":
+  version: 16.4.2
+  resolution: "dotenv@npm:16.4.2"
+  checksum: c53d064435d835b07b2cd90a692f6859b8ba016b7ca57eeb487e430da74fb2335ac2bdb53f16774011d7b9b6b44c093637b39cbe76d9e01f9b8856a6dfd32f4a
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -14843,7 +14843,7 @@ __metadata:
     babel-plugin-remove-jsx-attributes: 0.0.2
     core-js: 3.35.1
     cross-env: 7.0.3
-    dotenv: 16.4.1
+    dotenv: 16.4.2
     dotenv-extended: 2.9.0
     enzyme: 3.11.0
     enzyme-adapter-react-16: 1.15.8