Dotenv file not found

Build Environment
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Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open ‘/home/circleci/project/.env’

Please how can I fix this issue.

This is my config.yml file:

version: 2.1

orbs:

node: circleci/node@5.0.1

jobs:

run_tests:

docker:

  - image: cimg/node:17.7.1

steps:

  - checkout

  - run:

      name: Install npm dependencies

      command: npm install --save

  - run:

      name: Run test script

      command: npm run test

  - store_test_results:

      path: _test_results_

  - store_artifacts:

      path: _test_results_

workflows:

build_test:

jobs:

  - run_testsPreformatted text