diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 5ba5ae2..25b99df 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
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+        "dotenv": "^17.0.0",
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       }
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@@ -175,9 +175,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.5.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.2.3.tgz",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 21ef865..ead9f5b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
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     "@actions/exec": "^2.0.0",
-    "dotenv": "^16.0.1",
+    "dotenv": "^17.0.0",
     "npm-watch": "^0.13.0"
   }
 }