diff --git a/integration-tests/propagation-validation-server/package.json b/integration-tests/propagation-validation-server/package.json
index 1658c1ed26a..07847cadaa9 100644
--- a/integration-tests/propagation-validation-server/package.json
+++ b/integration-tests/propagation-validation-server/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "@opentelemetry/sdk-trace-base": "1.14.0",
     "axios": "1.4.0",
     "body-parser": "1.19.0",
-    "express": "4.17.3"
+    "express": "4.20.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "typescript": "4.4.4"