diff --git a/bin/express-cli.js b/bin/express-cli.js
index 380a447d..68bd723c 100755
--- a/bin/express-cli.js
+++ b/bin/express-cli.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ function createApplication (name, dir, options, done) {
     },
     dependencies: {
       debug: '~2.6.9',
-      express: '~4.17.1'
+      express: '~4.22.1'
     }
   }