diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 05c932f..9a75625 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
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+      "license": "MIT",
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@@ -14135,7 +14136,7 @@
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         "range-parser": "~1.2.1",
@@ -14150,6 +14151,10 @@
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+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "type": "opencollective",
+        "url": "https://opencollective.com/express"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/express-handlebars": {
@@ -20914,9 +20919,10 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/path-to-regexp/-/path-to-regexp-0.1.12.tgz",
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+      "license": "MIT"
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 61ede36..2fe5022 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
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     "typescript": "4.9.3",
-    "express": "^4.18.2"
+    "express": "^4.21.2"
   },
   "files": [
     "build/**/*",