diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/package.json
index 28bb6032bae..6c85d7ca202 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/node": "^0.3.2",
     "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.3.2",
-    "@types/express": "^3.2.3",
+    "@types/express": "^4.17.2",
     "@types/mocha": "^5.2.7",
     "@types/node": "^12.7.2",
     "@types/shimmer": "^1.0.1",