diff --git a/examples/cactus-example-carbon-accounting-backend/src/utility-emissions-channel/typescript/package.json b/examples/cactus-example-carbon-accounting-backend/src/utility-emissions-channel/typescript/package.json
index ed29d3a7e7..6b8818383f 100644
--- a/examples/cactus-example-carbon-accounting-backend/src/utility-emissions-channel/typescript/package.json
+++ b/examples/cactus-example-carbon-accounting-backend/src/utility-emissions-channel/typescript/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "ts-node": "10.9.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "crypto-js": "4.1.1",
+    "crypto-js": "4.2.0",
     "fabric-shim": "2.2.2"
   }
 }