diff --git a/plugins/kafka-backend/package.json b/plugins/kafka-backend/package.json
index 9e1b1d52c58e2..d01f1b3692928 100644
--- a/plugins/kafka-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/kafka-backend/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     "@backstage/config": "^0.1.5",
     "@backstage/errors": "^0.1.1",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.6",
-    "express": "^4.17.1",
+    "express": "^4.20.0",
     "express-promise-router": "^4.1.0",
     "kafkajs": "^1.16.0-beta.6",
     "lodash": "^4.17.15",