diff --git a/apps/root/package.json b/apps/root/package.json
index 0f22c64be..f06d52dbc 100644
--- a/apps/root/package.json
+++ b/apps/root/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "babel-plugin-styled-components": "2.0.7",
     "concurrently": "7.2.1",
     "cssnano": "5.1.11",
-    "dotenv": "16.0.1",
+    "dotenv": "16.3.1",
     "esbuild": "^0.18.6",
     "eslint": "8.17.0",
     "eslint-config-custom": "workspace:*",
diff --git a/apps/root/pnpm-lock.yaml b/apps/root/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 1f73b74d6..bff240d9a 100644
--- a/apps/root/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/apps/root/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 lockfileVersion: '6.0'
 
+settings:
+  autoInstallPeers: true
+  excludeLinksFromLockfile: false
+
 dependencies:
   '@aws-amplify/auth':
     specifier: 4.5.6
@@ -169,8 +173,8 @@ devDependencies:
     specifier: 5.1.11
     version: 5.1.11(postcss@8.4.14)
   dotenv:
-    specifier: 16.0.1
-    version: 16.0.1
+    specifier: 16.3.1
+    version: 16.3.1
   esbuild:
     specifier: ^0.18.6
     version: 0.18.6
@@ -4522,8 +4526,8 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=12'}
     dev: true
 
-  /dotenv@16.0.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-1K6hR6wtk2FviQ4kEiSjFiH5rpzEVi8WW0x96aztHVMhEspNpc4DVOUTEHtEva5VThQ8IaBX1Pe4gSzpVVUsKQ==}
+  /dotenv@16.3.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-IPzF4w4/Rd94bA9imS68tZBaYyBWSCE47V1RGuMrB94iyTOIEwRmVL2x/4An+6mETpLrKJ5hQkB8W4kFAadeIQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=12'}
     dev: true
 
@@ -5342,6 +5346,7 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-5spO7L0rNmW0jFuNhz+gfirlFt1anle4mTy4+gFkgsH0+T3R5++4oncBrzeKa7v8pweRyGBoGmOpboqlxovg6A==}
     dependencies:
       '@babel/runtime': 7.22.5
+    dev: false
 
   /iconv-lite@0.6.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-4fCk79wshMdzMp2rH06qWrJE4iolqLhCUH+OiuIgU++RB0+94NlDL81atO7GX55uUKueo0txHNtvEyI6D7WdMw==}
@@ -8694,7 +8699,7 @@ packages:
       colorette: 2.0.20
       connect-history-api-fallback: 1.6.0
       consola: 2.15.3
-      dotenv: 16.0.1
+      dotenv: 16.3.1
       dotenv-expand: 8.0.3
       ejs: 3.1.9
       fast-glob: 3.2.12
diff --git a/apps/syllabus/package.json b/apps/syllabus/package.json
index e4c98fd75..f9514218d 100644
--- a/apps/syllabus/package.json
+++ b/apps/syllabus/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     "babel-plugin-styled-components": "2.0.7",
     "concurrently": "7.2.1",
     "cssnano": "5.1.11",
-    "dotenv": "16.0.1",
+    "dotenv": "16.3.1",
     "eslint": "8.17.0",
     "eslint-config-custom": "workspace:*",
     "postcss": "8.4.14",
diff --git a/apps/syllabus/pnpm-lock.yaml b/apps/syllabus/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 5c7436d03..9132d8037 100644
--- a/apps/syllabus/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/apps/syllabus/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 lockfileVersion: '6.0'
 
+settings:
+  autoInstallPeers: true
+  excludeLinksFromLockfile: false
+
 dependencies:
   '@aws-amplify/api':
     specifier: 4.0.42
@@ -172,8 +176,8 @@ devDependencies:
     specifier: 5.1.11
     version: 5.1.11(postcss@8.4.14)
   dotenv:
-    specifier: 16.0.1
-    version: 16.0.1
+    specifier: 16.3.1
+    version: 16.3.1
   eslint:
     specifier: 8.17.0
     version: 8.17.0
@@ -4204,7 +4208,7 @@ packages:
     dev: false
 
   /bytes@3.0.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha1-0ygVQE1olpn4Wk6k+odV3ROpYEg=}
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-pMhOfFDPiv9t5jjIXkHosWmkSyQbvsgEVNkz0ERHbuLh2T/7j4Mqqpz523Fe8MVY89KC6Sh/QfS2sM+SjgFDcw==}
     engines: {node: '>= 0.8'}
     dev: false
 
@@ -4883,13 +4887,13 @@ packages:
       domhandler: 4.3.1
     dev: true
 
-  /dotenv@16.0.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-1K6hR6wtk2FviQ4kEiSjFiH5rpzEVi8WW0x96aztHVMhEspNpc4DVOUTEHtEva5VThQ8IaBX1Pe4gSzpVVUsKQ==}
+  /dotenv@16.3.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-IPzF4w4/Rd94bA9imS68tZBaYyBWSCE47V1RGuMrB94iyTOIEwRmVL2x/4An+6mETpLrKJ5hQkB8W4kFAadeIQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=12'}
     dev: true
 
   /ee-first@1.1.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha1-WQxhFWsK4vTwJVcyoViyZrxWsh0=}
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-WMwm9LhRUo+WUaRN+vRuETqG89IgZphVSNkdFgeb6sS/E4OrDIN7t48CAewSHXc6C8lefD8KKfr5vY61brQlow==}
     dev: false
 
   /electron-to-chromium@1.4.380:
@@ -5356,7 +5360,7 @@ packages:
     dev: false
 
   /fresh@0.5.2:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha1-PYyt2Q2XZWn6g1qx+OSyOhBWBac=}
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-zJ2mQYM18rEFOudeV4GShTGIQ7RbzA7ozbU9I/XBpm7kqgMywgmylMwXHxZJmkVoYkna9d2pVXVXPdYTP9ej8Q==}
     engines: {node: '>= 0.6'}
     dev: false
 
@@ -8953,7 +8957,7 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-EPD5q1uXyFxJpCrLnCc1nHnq3gOa6DZBocAIiI2TaSCA7VCJ1UJDMagCzIkXNsUYfD1daK//LTEQ8xiIbrHtcw==}
 
   /utils-merge@1.0.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha1-n5VxD1CiZ5R7LMwSR0HBAoQn5xM=}
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-pMZTvIkT1d+TFGvDOqodOclx0QWkkgi6Tdoa8gC8ffGAAqz9pzPTZWAybbsHHoED/ztMtkv/VoYTYyShUn81hA==}
     engines: {node: '>= 0.4.0'}
     dev: false