NestJS .env file doesn't get built

I'm using dotenv v8.2.0 in my NestJS project, and it has always worked in my production environment. I cloned the project on my new pc, made a .env file with the right variables in the root folder, but the .env file now doesn't get built into the dist folder.

The .env file:

databaseHost=database-di... 
databasePassword=a3^U...

The setup of my main.ts file (only relevant parts):

import { config } from 'dotenv';
import * as path from 'path';`

const ENV_FILE = path.join(__dirname, '..', '.env');
config({ path: ENV_FILE });

When I log the dotenv config function, i get the following:

{
  error: Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'C:\Users\Jasper\***\dist\.env'
      at Object.openSync (fs.js:461:3)
      at Object.readFileSync (fs.js:364:35)
      at Object.config (C:\Users\Jasper\***\node_modules\dotenv\lib\main.js:96:29)
      at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\Jasper\***\dist\src\main.js:21:22)
      at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1176:30)
      at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1196:10)
      at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1040:32)
      at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:929:14)
      at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (internal/modules/run_main.js:71:12)
      at internal/main/run_main_module.js:17:47 {
    errno: -4058,
    syscall: 'open',
    code: 'ENOENT',
    path: 'C:\\Users\\Jasper\\***\\dist\\.env'
  }

When I look at the dist folder, the .env file does indeed not get ported over, while it used to always work. Logging the variables in the .env folder returns undefined.

Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?