diff --git a/starter-files/package.json b/starter-files/package.json
index 2bc3ed211..3a4a0b2be 100644
--- a/starter-files/package.json
+++ b/starter-files/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "dompurify": "0.8.5",
     "dotenv": "4.0.0",
     "es6-promisify": "5.0.0",
-    "express": "4.15.2",
+    "express": "4.21.2",
     "express-session": "1.15.1",
     "express-validator": "3.1.2",
     "faker": "4.1.0",
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "juice": "4.0.2",
     "md5": "2.2.1",
     "moment": "2.17.1",
-    "mongoose": "5.1.0",
+    "mongoose": "8.8.3",
     "mongoose-mongodb-errors": "0.0.2",
     "multer": "1.3.0",
     "nodemailer": "3.1.5",