diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 20dc28fe1..b8599a20e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "async": "~0.2.9",
     "connect-mongo": "~0.3.3",
     "emailjs": "~0.3.6",
-    "express": "~3.4.1",
+    "express": "~4.0.0",
     "findit2": "~0.2.0",
     "jade": "~0.35.0",
     "jshint": "~2.1.11",