diff --git a/samcli/local/init/templates/cookiecutter-aws-sam-hello-nodejs/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/hello-world/package.json b/samcli/local/init/templates/cookiecutter-aws-sam-hello-nodejs/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/hello-world/package.json
index 6e5abce643..cb701f602d 100644
--- a/samcli/local/init/templates/cookiecutter-aws-sam-hello-nodejs/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/hello-world/package.json
+++ b/samcli/local/init/templates/cookiecutter-aws-sam-hello-nodejs/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/hello-world/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   "author": "SAM CLI",
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "axios": "^0.18.0"
+    "axios": "^0.21.1"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "test": "mocha tests/unit/"