diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 562d32b..0bcafd2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "eslint": "^3.19.0",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.2.0",
     "eslint-watch": "^3.0.1",
-    "express": "4.15.2",
+    "express": "5.0.0-alpha.6",
     "extract-text-webpack-plugin": "^2.1.0",
     "html-webpack-plugin": "^2.28.0",
     "jsdom": "^10.0.0",