diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 55ded3e..86725d8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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-      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-17.4.2.tgz",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a79ee33..c04dd2e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
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-    "dotenv": "17.2.*",
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   }