diff --git a/GoogleCloudExtension/ProjectTemplates/GcpProjectTemplate/Framework/WebAPI/packages.config b/GoogleCloudExtension/ProjectTemplates/GcpProjectTemplate/Framework/WebAPI/packages.config
index a4fe5681b..772c5e2f8 100644
--- a/GoogleCloudExtension/ProjectTemplates/GcpProjectTemplate/Framework/WebAPI/packages.config
+++ b/GoogleCloudExtension/ProjectTemplates/GcpProjectTemplate/Framework/WebAPI/packages.config
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   <package id="Microsoft.CodeDom.Providers.DotNetCompilerPlatform" version="1.0.0" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="Microsoft.jQuery.Unobtrusive.Validation" version="3.2.3" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Net.Compilers" version="1.0.0" targetFramework="net452" developmentDependency="true" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.Owin" version="3.0.1" targetFramework="net452" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.Owin" version="4.2.2" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Owin.Host.SystemWeb" version="3.0.1" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Owin.Security" version="3.0.1" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="Microsoft.Owin.Security.Cookies" version="3.0.1" targetFramework="net452" />