diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b6e8ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+GITEA_AUTH=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index e9969f2..2562a9b 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import "dotenv/config";
 import { webcrypto as crypto } from 'crypto';
 import process from 'process';
 import fs from 'fs';
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b1b6aa8..98caaaa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@
     "tsconfig.json",
     "yarn.lock"
   ],
+  "dependencies": {
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.5"
+  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node": "^20.12.2",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^7.4.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^7.4.0",
-    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
     "eslint": "^8.57.0",
     "ts-node": "^10.9.2",
     "typescript": "^5.4.3"