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 a23bfc5e..93770e91 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@
       </dependency>
 
       <!-- Common deps for all qqq modules -->
+      <dependency>
+         <groupId>io.github.cdimascio</groupId>
+         <artifactId>java-dotenv</artifactId>
+         <version>5.2.2</version>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
          <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>