diff --git a/samples/start-app/js-node-express/package-lock.json b/samples/start-app/js-node-express/package-lock.json
index b53d9c7..a3ebe68 100644
--- a/samples/start-app/js-node-express/package-lock.json
+++ b/samples/start-app/js-node-express/package-lock.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
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+        "locutus": "^2.0.39",
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         "morgan": "^1.9.1",
         "sqlite3": "^5.1.5",
@@ -3751,11 +3751,13 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/locutus/-/locutus-2.0.16.tgz",
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+      "version": "2.0.39",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/locutus/-/locutus-2.0.39.tgz",
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+      "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 10"
+        "node": ">= 10",
+        "yarn": ">= 1"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/lodash": {
diff --git a/samples/start-app/js-node-express/package.json b/samples/start-app/js-node-express/package.json
index 9a47b83..10d934d 100644
--- a/samples/start-app/js-node-express/package.json
+++ b/samples/start-app/js-node-express/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "express": "^4.18.2",
     "http-errors": "^1.6.3",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.0",
-    "locutus": "^2.0.16",
+    "locutus": "^2.0.39",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "morgan": "^1.9.1",
     "sqlite3": "^5.1.5",