diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6e4ed7b..a3a69cd 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -2607,14 +2607,15 @@
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             "engines": {
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-                "url": "https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv?sponsor=1"
+                "url": "https://dotenvx.com"
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diff --git a/tools/core-build-tasks/package.json b/tools/core-build-tasks/package.json
index df7ca2d..c8f556d 100644
--- a/tools/core-build-tasks/package.json
+++ b/tools/core-build-tasks/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
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