diff --git a/matrixbot/requirements.txt b/matrixbot/requirements.txt
index b15fa00..1d79d03 100644
--- a/matrixbot/requirements.txt
+++ b/matrixbot/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 matrix-nio[e2e]
-python-dotenv
+python-dotenv>=1.2.2
 aiohttp
 markdown
 mcrcon