diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ca61167c..b1f68293 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@svgr/webpack": "^4.2.0",
-    "dotenv": "^7.0.0",
+    "dotenv": "^8.0.0",
     "eslint": "^5.16.0",
     "eslint-config-oceanprotocol": "^1.3.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^4.1.0",