diff --git a/services/minespace-web/runner/package-lock.json b/services/minespace-web/runner/package-lock.json
index 15d4931be2..daffb82302 100644
--- a/services/minespace-web/runner/package-lock.json
+++ b/services/minespace-web/runner/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
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+        "dotenv": "^16.6.1",
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         "express-static-gzip": "2.2.0",
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.6.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-uBq4egWHTcTt33a72vpSG0z3HnPuIl6NqYcTrKEg2azoEyl2hpW0zqlxysq2pK9HlDIHyHyakeYaYnSAwd8bow==",
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
diff --git a/services/minespace-web/runner/package.json b/services/minespace-web/runner/package.json
index c4959b8ca8..d9996f4f88 100644
--- a/services/minespace-web/runner/package.json
+++ b/services/minespace-web/runner/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "author": "",
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
-    "dotenv": "16.5.0",
+    "dotenv": "16.6.1",
     "express": "4.21.2",
     "express-cache-controller": "1.1.0",
     "helmet": "7.2.0",