diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 37bf5c5..111e019 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
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@@ -2425,15 +2425,12 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv-expand/-/dotenv-expand-1000.0.0.tgz",
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+      "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=12"
+        "node": ">=16"
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       "funding": {
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fe6fa6f..320cbe8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
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     "argon2": "^0.44.0",
     "dotenv": "^17.2.3",
-    "dotenv-expand": "^13.0.0",
+    "dotenv-expand": "^1000.0.0",
     "koa": "^3.0.3",
     "koa-body": "^7.0.0",
     "reflect-metadata": "^0.2.2",