diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d4ed515..7cc6e0d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "description": "A sample nodejs app for the IBM Cloud that use the Language Translator service",
   "dependencies": {
     "body-parser": "~1.18.3",
-    "dotenv": "^6.0.0",
+    "dotenv": "^7.0.0",
     "ejs": "^2.6.1",
     "express": "^4.16.3",
     "express-rate-limit": "^3.2.0",