diff --git a/microservice_templates/microservice_node_template/src/package.json b/microservice_templates/microservice_node_template/src/package.json
index 0708ca57..022d0976 100644
--- a/microservice_templates/microservice_node_template/src/package.json
+++ b/microservice_templates/microservice_node_template/src/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
     "start": "node _MICROSERVICE_NODE_TEMPLATE_.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "express": "3.3.x"
+    "express": "4.17.x"
   }
 }