TypeError: invalid BytesLike value (argument="value", value=null, code=INVALID_ARGUMENT, version=6.6.2)

[OlamiposcyDev]

I got this error while trying to deploy my contract to a testnet:

TypeError: invalid BytesLike value (argument="value", value=null, code=INVALID_ARGUMENT, version=6.6.2)
    at makeError (/home/dell/trial/ethers-simple-storage/node_modules/ethers/lib.commonjs/utils/errors.js:118:21)
    at assert (/home/dell/trial/ethers-simple-storage/node_modules/ethers/lib.commonjs/utils/errors.js:142:15)
    at assertArgument (/home/dell/trial/ethers-simple-storage/node_modules/ethers/lib.commonjs/utils/errors.js:154:5)
    at _getBytes (/home/dell/trial/ethers-simple-storage/node_modules/ethers/lib.commonjs/utils/data.js:27:36)
    at getBytesCopy (/home/dell/trial/ethers-simple-storage/node_modules/ethers/lib.commonjs/utils/data.js:48:12)
    at getPassword (/home/dell/trial/ethers-simple-storage/node_modules/ethers/lib.commonjs/wallet/utils.js:27:40)
    at decryptKeystoreJsonSync (/home/dell/trial/ethers-simple-storage/node_modules/ethers/lib.commonjs/wallet/json-keystore.js:120:49)
    at Wallet.fromEncryptedJsonSync (/home/dell/trial/ethers-simple-storage/node_modules/ethers/lib.commonjs/wallet/wallet.js:113:70)
    at main (/home/dell/trial/ethers-simple-storage/deploy.js:10:32)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/dell/trial/ethers-simple-storage/deploy.js:34:1) {
  code: 'INVALID_ARGUMENT',
  argument: 'value',
  value: undefined
}

This is my deploy.js code:

const ethers = require("ethers")
const fs = require("fs")
require("dotenv").config()

async function main() {
    // http://127.0.0.1:7545
    const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider(process.env.RPC_URL)
    // const wallet = new ethers.Wallet(process.env.PRIVATE_KEY, provider);
    const encryptedJsonKey = fs.readFileSync("./.encryptedKey.json", "utf8")
    let wallet = ethers.Wallet.fromEncryptedJsonSync(
        encryptedJsonKey, //check here
        process.env.PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD
    )
    wallet = wallet.connect(provider)
    const abi = fs.readFileSync("./SimpleStorage_sol_SimpleStorage.abi", "utf8")
    const binary = fs.readFileSync(
        "./SimpleStorage_sol_SimpleStorage.bin",
        "utf8"
    )
    const contractFactory = new ethers.ContractFactory(abi, binary, wallet)
    console.log("Deploying, please wait...")
    const contract = await contractFactory.deploy()
    await contract.deploymentTransaction().wait(1)
    console.log(`Contract Address: ${contract.address}`)

    const currentFavoriteNumber = await contract.retrieve()
    console.log(`Current Favorite Number: ${currentFavoriteNumber.toString()}`)
    const transactionResponse = await contract.store("7")
    const transactionReceipt = await transactionResponse.wait(1)
    const updatedFavoriteNumber = await contract.retrieve()
    console.log(`Updated favorite number is: ${updatedFavoriteNumber}`)
}

main()
    .then(() => process.exit(0))
    .catch((error) => {
        console.error(error)
        process.exit(1)
    })

[alfaqi]

try use these versions:

{
  "dependencies": {
    "dotenv": "^16.0.3",
    "ethers": "^5.7.2",
    "solc": "^0.8.7-fixed"
  }
}

and make your solidity version to pragma solidity ^0.8.7;

[alfaqi]

and recompile again after installation.