diff --git a/load-testing/load-agent/package.json b/load-testing/load-agent/package.json
index ad63b2b..f4774c4 100644
--- a/load-testing/load-agent/package.json
+++ b/load-testing/load-agent/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "@aries-framework/core": "../aries-framework-javascript/packages/core",
     "@aries-framework/node": "../aries-framework-javascript/packages/node",
     "deferred": "^0.7.11",
-    "dotenv": "^16.0.3",
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
     "log-buffer": "^0.0.3"
   }
 }
diff --git a/load-testing/load-agent/yarn.lock b/load-testing/load-agent/yarn.lock
index ae301e2..3907bb4 100644
--- a/load-testing/load-agent/yarn.lock
+++ b/load-testing/load-agent/yarn.lock
@@ -724,10 +724,10 @@ did-resolver@^4.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/did-resolver/-/did-resolver-4.0.1.tgz#11bb3f19ed1c8f53f4af4702912fa9f7852fc305"
   integrity sha512-eHs2VLKhcANmh08S87PKvOauIAmSOd7nb7AlhNxcvOyDAIGQY1UfbiqI1VOW5IDKvOO6aEWY+5edOt1qrCp1Eg==
 
-dotenv@^16.0.3:
-  version "16.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.0.3.tgz"
-  integrity sha512-7GO6HghkA5fYG9TYnNxi14/7K9f5occMlp3zXAuSxn7CKCxt9xbNWG7yF8hTCSUchlfWSe3uLmlPfigevRItzQ==
+dotenv@^16.4.5:
+  version "16.4.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.5.tgz#cdd3b3b604cb327e286b4762e13502f717cb099f"
+  integrity sha512-ZmdL2rui+eB2YwhsWzjInR8LldtZHGDoQ1ugH85ppHKwpUHL7j7rN0Ti9NCnGiQbhaZ11FpR+7ao1dNsmduNUg==
 
 ee-first@1.1.1:
   version "1.1.1"