diff --git a/.changeset/odd-fireants-bathe.md b/.changeset/odd-fireants-bathe.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d4b7f5dc5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/odd-fireants-bathe.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-adr-backend': patch
+'@backstage/cli': patch
+---
+
+Adjust express dependencies to be the same as the rest of the project
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/package.json.hbs b/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/package.json.hbs
index 3a9091e87f..24c2bb8f0a 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-backend-plugin/package.json.hbs
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-common": "{{versionQuery '@backstage/backend-common'}}",
     "@backstage/config": "{{versionQuery '@backstage/config'}}",
-    "@types/express": "{{versionQuery '@types/express' '4.17.13'}}",
-    "express": "{{versionQuery 'express' '4.18.1'}}",
+    "@types/express": "{{versionQuery '@types/express' '4.17.6'}}",
+    "express": "{{versionQuery 'express' '4.17.1'}}",
     "express-promise-router": "{{versionQuery 'express-promise-router' '4.1.0'}}",
     "winston": "{{versionQuery 'winston' '3.2.1'}}",
     "node-fetch": "{{versionQuery 'node-fetch' '2.6.7'}}",
diff --git a/plugins/adr-backend/package.json b/plugins/adr-backend/package.json
index 2c16cca144..b6b62fbc93 100644
--- a/plugins/adr-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/adr-backend/package.json
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@
     "@backstage/integration": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-adr-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "workspace:^",
-    "@types/express": "^4.17.15",
-    "express": "^4.18.2",
-    "express-promise-router": "^4.1.1",
+    "@types/express": "^4.17.6",
+    "express": "^4.17.1",
+    "express-promise-router": "^4.1.0",
     "luxon": "^3.0.0",
     "marked": "^4.0.14",
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.5",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ee6415ebba..cb8048823a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4121,11 +4121,11 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/integration": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-adr-common": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-search-common": "workspace:^"
-    "@types/express": ^4.17.15
+    "@types/express": ^4.17.6
     "@types/marked": ^4.0.0
     "@types/supertest": ^2.0.8
-    express: ^4.18.2
-    express-promise-router: ^4.1.1
+    express: ^4.17.1
+    express-promise-router: ^4.1.0
     luxon: ^3.0.0
     marked: ^4.0.14
     msw: ^0.49.0
@@ -14438,7 +14438,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@types/express@npm:*, @types/express@npm:^4.17.13, @types/express@npm:^4.17.15, @types/express@npm:^4.17.6":
+"@types/express@npm:*, @types/express@npm:^4.17.13, @types/express@npm:^4.17.6":
   version: 4.17.16
   resolution: "@types/express@npm:4.17.16"
   dependencies:
@@ -22697,7 +22697,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"express-promise-router@npm:^4.1.0, express-promise-router@npm:^4.1.1":
+"express-promise-router@npm:^4.1.0":
   version: 4.1.1
   resolution: "express-promise-router@npm:4.1.1"
   dependencies:
@@ -22739,7 +22739,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"express@npm:^4.17.1, express@npm:^4.17.3, express@npm:^4.18.1, express@npm:^4.18.2":
+"express@npm:^4.17.1, express@npm:^4.17.3, express@npm:^4.18.1":
   version: 4.18.2
   resolution: "express@npm:4.18.2"
   dependencies: