diff --git a/plugins/app-node/package.json b/plugins/app-node/package.json
index 486ad7f9f7..c971bdb628 100644
--- a/plugins/app-node/package.json
+++ b/plugins/app-node/package.json
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.6",
-    "express": "^4.18.2"
+    "express": "^4.17.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 2177fb8ab0..57aef2759f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4665,7 +4665,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/cli": "workspace:^"
     "@types/express": ^4.17.6
-    express: ^4.18.2
+    express: ^4.17.1
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
@@ -25464,7 +25464,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"express@npm:^4.17.1, express@npm:^4.17.3, express@npm:^4.18.1, express@npm:^4.18.2":
+"express@npm:^4.17.1, express@npm:^4.17.3, express@npm:^4.18.1":
   version: 4.18.2
   resolution: "express@npm:4.18.2"
   dependencies: