diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5e3df643a28..ed69db50686 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
     "detective": "^5.2.1",
     "documentation": "^13.2.5",
     "documentation-theme-utils": "^3.0.0",
-    "dotenv": "^4.0.0",
+    "dotenv": "^16.0.3",
     "envify": "^4.1.0",
     "eslint": "^8.24.0",
     "eslint-config-airbnb-base": "^15.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/@webex/plugin-meetings/package.json b/packages/@webex/plugin-meetings/package.json
index f9b2de14027..80441788435 100644
--- a/packages/@webex/plugin-meetings/package.json
+++ b/packages/@webex/plugin-meetings/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         "@webex/webex-core": "workspace:^",
         "bowser": "^2.11.0",
         "btoa": "^1.2.1",
-        "dotenv": "^4.0.0",
+        "dotenv": "^16.0.3",
         "global": "^4.4.0",
         "ip-anonymize": "^0.1.0",
         "javascript-state-machine": "^3.1.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e8968ae15d1..8bf73f508bc 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4611,7 +4611,7 @@ __metadata:
     btoa: "npm:^1.2.1"
     chai: "npm:^4.3.4"
     chai-as-promised: "npm:^7.1.1"
-    dotenv: "npm:^4.0.0"
+    dotenv: "npm:^16.0.3"
     global: "npm:^4.4.0"
     ip-anonymize: "npm:^0.1.0"
     javascript-state-machine: "npm:^3.1.0"
@@ -9469,10 +9469,10 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"dotenv@npm:^4.0.0":
-  version: 4.0.0
-  resolution: "dotenv@npm:4.0.0"
-  checksum: f6d3e22e09d163314da81673985b11eaeecf0a55cb4ffda4ed6fe6f653ed8608a791b9c3151f44e04668db8e147b0bb30edf1b3f4d5c0aa1e394e792f0007ed7
+"dotenv@npm:^16.0.3":
+  version: 16.0.3
+  resolution: "dotenv@npm:16.0.3"
+  checksum: abce82d99b45e2ebbd42625a78cadbfafe03072c15e6538b6a3a7ed204b6e091c0de929dd09231edc61f78afbdcd5b8a2f21b9e933e8ab27d75bee865a0e58c9
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -22426,7 +22426,7 @@ __metadata:
     detective: "npm:^5.2.1"
     documentation: "npm:^13.2.5"
     documentation-theme-utils: "npm:^3.0.0"
-    dotenv: "npm:^4.0.0"
+    dotenv: "npm:^16.0.3"
     envify: "npm:^4.1.0"
     eslint: "npm:^8.24.0"
     eslint-config-airbnb-base: "npm:^15.0.0"