diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7aaab759..d821ed50 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties": "^7.12.1",
     "@types/bluebird": "^3.5.32",
-    "@types/dotenv": "^6.1.1",
+    "@types/dotenv": "^8.2.0",
     "@types/eccrypto": "^1.1.2",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.1",
     "@types/gun": "^0.9.2",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 2aafa03b..064d7772 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -876,12 +876,12 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/cors/-/cors-2.8.12.tgz#6b2c510a7ad7039e98e7b8d3d6598f4359e5c080"
   integrity sha512-vt+kDhq/M2ayberEtJcIN/hxXy1Pk+59g2FV/ZQceeaTyCtCucjL2Q7FXlFjtWn4n15KCr1NE2lNNFhp0lEThw==
 
-"@types/dotenv@^6.1.1":
-  version "6.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/dotenv/-/dotenv-6.1.1.tgz#f7ce1cc4fe34f0a4373ba99fefa437b0bec54b46"
-  integrity sha512-ftQl3DtBvqHl9L16tpqqzA4YzCSXZfi7g8cQceTz5rOlYtk/IZbFjAv3mLOQlNIgOaylCQWQoBdDQHPgEBJPHg==
+"@types/dotenv@^8.2.0":
+  version "8.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/dotenv/-/dotenv-8.2.0.tgz#5cd64710c3c98e82d9d15844375a33bf1b45d053"
+  integrity sha512-ylSC9GhfRH7m1EUXBXofhgx4lUWmFeQDINW5oLuS+gxWdfUeW4zJdeVTYVkexEW+e2VUvlZR2kGnGGipAWR7kw==
   dependencies:
-    "@types/node" "*"
+    dotenv "*"
 
 "@types/eccrypto@^1.1.2":
   version "1.1.3"
@@ -2610,7 +2610,7 @@ dot-prop@^5.2.0:
   dependencies:
     is-obj "^2.0.0"
 
-dotenv@^16.0.3:
+dotenv@*, dotenv@^16.0.3:
   version "16.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.0.3.tgz#115aec42bac5053db3c456db30cc243a5a836a07"
   integrity sha512-7GO6HghkA5fYG9TYnNxi14/7K9f5occMlp3zXAuSxn7CKCxt9xbNWG7yF8hTCSUchlfWSe3uLmlPfigevRItzQ==