diff --git a/test/versioned/express-esm/package.json b/test/versioned/express-esm/package.json
index 4e99a36a5d..4232eb1421 100644
--- a/test/versioned/express-esm/package.json
+++ b/test/versioned/express-esm/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
       },
       "dependencies": {
         "express": {
-          "versions": ">=4.6.0",
+          "versions": ">=4.6.0 && <5.0.0",
           "samples": 5
         }
       },
diff --git a/test/versioned/express/package.json b/test/versioned/express/package.json
index 7dca8a5c9d..cedb647048 100644
--- a/test/versioned/express/package.json
+++ b/test/versioned/express/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
       },
       "dependencies": {
         "express": {
-          "versions": ">=4.6.0",
+          "versions": ">=4.6.0 && <5.0.0",
           "samples": 5
         },
         "express-enrouten": "1.1",