diff --git a/templates/express-server/package.json b/templates/express-server/package.json
index a2d3ff8..f562e15 100644
--- a/templates/express-server/package.json
+++ b/templates/express-server/package.json
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
     "dev": "node src/bin/www | bunyan"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "body-parser": "1.13.2",
+    "body-parser": "1.19.2",
     "bunyan": "1.5.1",
     "cookie-parser": "1.3.5",
-    "express": "4.13.1",
+    "express": "4.17.3",
     "node-yaml-config": "0.0.3"
   }
 }