diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 2dc0515f1..bc042912b 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ group :development, :test do
   gem "capybara", "~> 3.37.1" # Capybara is an integration testing tool for rack based web applications
   gem "cypress-rails", "~> 0.5" # For end to end tests (E2E)
   gem "debug", ">= 1.0.0" # Provide a debug with step capabilities
-  gem "dotenv-rails", "~> 2.8.0" # For loading ENV variables locally
+  gem "dotenv-rails", "~> 2.8.1" # For loading ENV variables locally
   gem "faker", "~> 2.21" # A library for generating fake data such as names, addresses, and phone numbers
   gem "knapsack_pro", "~> 3.3.1" # Help parallelize Ruby spec builds
   gem "pry", "~> 0.14" # An IRB alternative and runtime developer console
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 8070f7d6b..27937a81f 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -220,9 +220,9 @@ GEM
     dogstatsd-ruby (4.8.3)
     domain_name (0.5.20190701)
       unf (>= 0.0.5, < 1.0.0)
-    dotenv (2.8.0)
-    dotenv-rails (2.8.0)
-      dotenv (= 2.8.0)
+    dotenv (2.8.1)
+    dotenv-rails (2.8.1)
+      dotenv (= 2.8.1)
       railties (>= 3.2)
     e2mmap (0.1.0)
     easy_translate (0.5.1)
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   devise (~> 4.8)
   devise_invitable (~> 2.0.6)
   dogstatsd-ruby (~> 4.8)
-  dotenv-rails (~> 2.8.0)
+  dotenv-rails (~> 2.8.1)
   easy_translate (~> 0.5.1)
   email_validator (~> 2.2)
   emoji_regex (~> 3.2)
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