diff --git a/codegen/com.abstratt.mdd.target.simple/templates/package.json b/codegen/com.abstratt.mdd.target.simple/templates/package.json
index 0a08c085..6697ad95 100644
--- a/codegen/com.abstratt.mdd.target.simple/templates/package.json
+++ b/codegen/com.abstratt.mdd.target.simple/templates/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "express": "4.9.7",
     "body-parser": "1.9.0",
     "mongodb": "1.4.19",
-    "mongoose": "3.8.17",
+    "mongoose": "6.13.6",
     "q": "1.0.1",
     "array.prototype.find": "1.0.0",
     "continuation-local-storage" : "3.1.1",