diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bf42975..bb2cb83 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     "body-parser": "1.16.0",
     "casual": "1.5.9",
     "dataloader": "1.2.0",
-    "dotenv": "2.0.0",
+    "dotenv": "5.0.0",
     "express": "4.14.1",
     "express-session": "1.14.1",
     "graphql": "0.9.0",