diff --git a/templates/node-vanilla/package.json b/templates/node-vanilla/package.json
index 0448a2c..2cc90c9 100644
--- a/templates/node-vanilla/package.json
+++ b/templates/node-vanilla/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "body-parser": "^1.20.3",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "dotenv": "^16.4.7",
-    "express": "^4.21.2",
+    "express": "^5.1.0",
     "morgan": "^1.10.0",
     "oracledb": "^6.7.1"
   },