diff --git a/plugins/search-backend/package.json b/plugins/search-backend/package.json
index 982c5a9ae757d..80e6b5bbb3081 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/search-backend/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "@backstage/search-common": "^0.1.2",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node": "^0.4.0",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.6",
-    "express": "^4.17.1",
+    "express": "^4.20.0",
     "express-promise-router": "^4.1.0",
     "winston": "^3.2.1",
     "yn": "^4.0.0"