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index 43a7fc3..e4f44dd 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1697,9 +1697,9 @@
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 31f430a..ce7a344 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
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-    "dotenv": "^10.0.0",
+    "dotenv": "^16.0.0",
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     "jsonwebtoken": "^8.5.1",
     "node-schedule": "^2.0.0",