diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3f4b8892..fb3cac75 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
     "@release-it-plugins/workspaces": "^4.2.0",
     "@types/node": "^22.5.4",
     "assemblyscript": "^0.27.29",
-    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
     "release-it": "^17.6.0",
     "ts-proto": "^2.2.4",
     "typedoc": "^0.26.6",
diff --git a/packages/node/package.json b/packages/node/package.json
index 2427bc18..f7db895e 100644
--- a/packages/node/package.json
+++ b/packages/node/package.json
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
   "@chainsafe/libp2p-gossipsub": "^14.1.0",
   "@grpc/grpc-js": "^1.12.2",
   "@libp2p/interface": "^2.1.3",
+  "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
   "@topology-foundation/blueprints": "0.2.1-4",
   "@topology-foundation/network": "0.2.1-4",
   "@topology-foundation/object": "0.2.1-4",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 8aba7c6a..d3cd3a6b 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ importers:
       assemblyscript:
         specifier: ^0.27.29
         version: 0.27.30
-      dotenv:
-        specifier: ^16.4.5
-        version: 16.4.5
       release-it:
         specifier: ^17.6.0
         version: 17.10.0(typescript@5.6.3)
@@ -383,6 +380,9 @@ importers:
       commander:
         specifier: ^12.1.0
         version: 12.1.0
+      dotenv:
+        specifier: ^16.4.5
+        version: 16.4.5
       google-protobuf:
         specifier: ^3.21.2
         version: 3.21.4