diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 50573bd2..8c559929 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "node": "0.6.x"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "express": "4.0.0",
+    "express": "4.16.0",
     "nodeunit": "0.7.4",
     "supertest": "0.4.0",
     "mocha": "1.6.0"