diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 7e7fa42b3..ee8ea5cbc 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     "date-fns": "^2.16.1",
     "debug": "^4.1.1",
     "did-resolver": "3.1.0",
-    "dotenv": "^9.0.0",
+    "dotenv": "^10.0.0",
     "ethr-did-resolver": "4.3.3",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "express-handlebars": "^5.2.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 5bdc45304..4c27fad55 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4821,6 +4821,11 @@ dot-prop@^6.0.1:
   dependencies:
     is-obj "^2.0.0"
 
+dotenv@^10.0.0:
+  version "10.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-10.0.0.tgz#3d4227b8fb95f81096cdd2b66653fb2c7085ba81"
+  integrity sha512-rlBi9d8jpv9Sf1klPjNfFAuWDjKLwTIJJ/VxtoTwIR6hnZxcEOQCZg2oIL3MWBYw5GpUDKOEnND7LXTbIpQ03Q==
+
 dotenv@^5.0.1:
   version "5.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-5.0.1.tgz#a5317459bd3d79ab88cff6e44057a6a3fbb1fcef"
@@ -4831,11 +4836,6 @@ dotenv@^8.2.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-8.2.0.tgz#97e619259ada750eea3e4ea3e26bceea5424b16a"
   integrity sha512-8sJ78ElpbDJBHNeBzUbUVLsqKdccaa/BXF1uPTw3GrvQTBgrQrtObr2mUrE38vzYd8cEv+m/JBfDLioYcfXoaw==
 
-dotenv@^9.0.0:
-  version "9.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-9.0.0.tgz#2408af4e39378375b7eebe30b7b54989e36d6e46"
-  integrity sha512-yy3x9XjojW8ROTBePD25AcMoHqGHsvHmtfw8QWlpEXyMMXXPj6brUA464AptUvHuTPRmNz6Sd3ZLNLeJl6dHJA==
-
 duplexer2@~0.1.0:
   version "0.1.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/duplexer2/-/duplexer2-0.1.4.tgz#8b12dab878c0d69e3e7891051662a32fc6bddcc1"