diff --git a/cloud-sql/mysql/mysql/package.json b/cloud-sql/mysql/mysql/package.json
index d65aeba3c8..46469c712d 100644
--- a/cloud-sql/mysql/mysql/package.json
+++ b/cloud-sql/mysql/mysql/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/logging-winston": "^0.11.0",
     "body-parser": "1.19.0",
-    "express": "4.17.0",
+    "express": "^4.17.1",
     "promise-mysql": "^3.3.1",
     "prompt": "^1.0.0",
     "pug": "^2.0.3",