diff --git a/codegen/com.abstratt.mdd.target.simple/templates/package.json b/codegen/com.abstratt.mdd.target.simple/templates/package.json
index 0a08c085..aa5cf5d9 100644
--- a/codegen/com.abstratt.mdd.target.simple/templates/package.json
+++ b/codegen/com.abstratt.mdd.target.simple/templates/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
   "dependencies": {
     "express": "4.9.7",
-    "body-parser": "1.9.0",
+    "body-parser": "1.20.3",
     "mongodb": "1.4.19",
     "mongoose": "3.8.17",
     "q": "1.0.1",