diff --git a/create-a-container/package-lock.json b/create-a-container/package-lock.json
index 054b255a..81491781 100644
--- a/create-a-container/package-lock.json
+++ b/create-a-container/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
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-        "express": "^5.1.0",
+        "express": "^5.2.1",
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         "express-session": "^1.18.2",
         "express-session-sequelize": "^2.3.0",
@@ -1140,18 +1140,20 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express/-/express-5.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-DT9ck5YIRU+8GYzzU5kT3eHGA5iL+1Zd0EutOmTE9Dtk+Tvuzd23VBU+ec7HPNSTxXYO55gPV/hq4pSBJDjFpA==",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express/-/express-5.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-hIS4idWWai69NezIdRt2xFVofaF4j+6INOpJlVOLDO8zXGpUVEVzIYk12UUi2JzjEzWL3IOAxcTubgz9Po0yXw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "accepts": "^2.0.0",
-        "body-parser": "^2.2.0",
+        "body-parser": "^2.2.1",
         "content-disposition": "^1.0.0",
         "content-type": "^1.0.5",
         "cookie": "^0.7.1",
         "cookie-signature": "^1.2.1",
         "debug": "^4.4.0",
+        "depd": "^2.0.0",
         "encodeurl": "^2.0.0",
         "escape-html": "^1.0.3",
         "etag": "^1.8.1",
diff --git a/create-a-container/package.json b/create-a-container/package.json
index 16617455..0c67ee7b 100644
--- a/create-a-container/package.json
+++ b/create-a-container/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "connect-flash": "^0.1.1",
     "dotenv": "^17.2.3",
     "ejs": "^3.1.10",
-    "express": "^5.1.0",
+    "express": "^5.2.1",
     "express-rate-limit": "^8.1.0",
     "express-session": "^1.18.2",
     "express-session-sequelize": "^2.3.0",