diff --git a/cryptography/package-lock.json b/cryptography/package-lock.json
index c793d5e0..8139126f 100644
--- a/cryptography/package-lock.json
+++ b/cryptography/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
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@@ -370,11 +370,14 @@
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         "node": ">=12"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv?sponsor=1"
       }
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     "node_modules/emoji-regex": {
@@ -1334,9 +1337,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-7GO6HghkA5fYG9TYnNxi14/7K9f5occMlp3zXAuSxn7CKCxt9xbNWG7yF8hTCSUchlfWSe3uLmlPfigevRItzQ=="
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-XiwP/4cqatBNLEnKe169vPZCrovUmYngyVA4DgZ3uIVLJfZaBgr4uT0EF2TrEQqgWDDlekGo0muEYme5SR78Ww=="
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diff --git a/cryptography/package.json b/cryptography/package.json
index 7cd988c7..8ab66626 100644
--- a/cryptography/package.json
+++ b/cryptography/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
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   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "dotenv": "^16.0.3",
+    "dotenv": "^16.1.0",
     "ethereum-cryptography": "^1.1.2"
   }
 }