diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index a708aaa17..49ea65f2a 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -1661,6 +1661,9 @@ importers:
       create-payload-app:
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../packages/create-payload-app
+      dotenv:
+        specifier: 8.6.0
+        version: 8.6.0
       eslint-plugin-payload:
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../packages/eslint-plugin-payload
diff --git a/test/package.json b/test/package.json
index 2be04a2e4..66bed7e9d 100644
--- a/test/package.json
+++ b/test/package.json
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     "@payloadcms/ui": "workspace:*",
     "comment-json": "^4.2.3",
     "create-payload-app": "workspace:*",
+    "dotenv": "8.6.0",
     "eslint-plugin-payload": "workspace:*",
     "eslint-plugin-playwright": "1.5.3",
     "execa": "5.1.1",