diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/nodejs-express-server/package.json b/samples/server/petstore/nodejs-express-server/package.json
index a92a9cb222d9..37dc6e9f49ec 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/nodejs-express-server/package.json
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/nodejs-express-server/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.4",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "express": "^4.16.4",
-    "express-openapi-validator": "^3.9.1",
+    "express-openapi-validator": "^5.5.3",
     "js-yaml": "^3.3.0",
     "ono": "^5.0.1",
     "openapi-sampler": "^1.0.0-beta.15",