diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b65cb041..2c7054c0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 target/
 *.iml
+.env
 
 
 #############################################
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0001bcf5..f5d10a42 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -74,11 +74,6 @@
          <artifactId>picocli-shell-jline3</artifactId>
          <version>4.6.3</version>
       </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-         <groupId>io.github.cdimascio</groupId>
-         <artifactId>java-dotenv</artifactId>
-         <version>5.2.2</version>
-      </dependency>
       <dependency>
          <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
          <artifactId>h2</artifactId>