diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 99bf21d..53a78b5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ setup(
     include_package_data=True,
 
     install_requires=[
-        'python-dotenv==1.0.0',
+        'python-dotenv==0.21.1',
         'logstash_formatter==0.5.17',
         'statsd==4.0.1',
         'tenacity==8.2.2',