diff --git a/codegen/com.abstratt.mdd.target.simple/templates/package.json b/codegen/com.abstratt.mdd.target.simple/templates/package.json
index 0a08c085..c20a4bcb 100644
--- a/codegen/com.abstratt.mdd.target.simple/templates/package.json
+++ b/codegen/com.abstratt.mdd.target.simple/templates/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   },
 
   "dependencies": {
-    "express": "4.9.7",
+    "express": "4.18.3",
     "body-parser": "1.9.0",
     "mongodb": "1.4.19",
     "mongoose": "3.8.17",