diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7e6d79c..bc5f99c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "description": "Basic hello world application for Node.js",
   "author": "Robbie Minshall <rjminsha@us.ibm.com>",
   "dependencies": {
-    "express": "3.4.8",
+    "express": "4.19.2",
     "mocha": "*",
     "should": "*",
     "nconf":  "*",