Is dotenv safe to use?

dotenv has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (3.2.0). DepScope rates its health at 66/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of dotenv?

The latest version of dotenv is 3.2.0, released 2025-12-03.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of dotenv.

No, dotenv is actively maintained. Latest release: 3.2.0 (2025-12-03).

Popular alternatives to dotenv in RubyGems include: jmespath, netrc, thread_safe, crass, tzinfo.

rubygemsv3.2.0

Loads environment variables from `.env`.

License MITpermissive20 versions0 deps9,275,079 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 66/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

15/25

maintenance

17/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

0/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

1

Contributors (12m)

5

Primary author dominance

71%

GitHub stars

6,738

single active maintainer 3m

Quality signals

OSS Criticality

0.46medium

API access

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