diff --git a/samples/cds-sample-application/package-lock.json b/samples/cds-sample-application/package-lock.json
index 897b65b7a..789929aba 100644
--- a/samples/cds-sample-application/package-lock.json
+++ b/samples/cds-sample-application/package-lock.json
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-        "cds": "bin/cds.js"
+        "cds-deploy": "lib/dbs/cds-deploy.js",
+        "cds-serve": "bin/cds-serve.js"
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-        "node": ">=14"
+        "node": ">=16"
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@@ -5257,6 +5259,15 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sap/cds-fiori/-/cds-fiori-1.1.0.tgz",
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+        "express": ">=4"
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+        "@sap/cds-compiler": "^4",
+        "@sap/cds-fiori": "^1",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sap/cds-compiler/-/cds-compiler-4.3.2.tgz",
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@@ -17285,6 +17297,12 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sap/cds-fiori/-/cds-fiori-1.1.0.tgz",
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diff --git a/samples/cds-sample-application/package.json b/samples/cds-sample-application/package.json
index 30597c110..22d7b871b 100644
--- a/samples/cds-sample-application/package.json
+++ b/samples/cds-sample-application/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
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     "passport": "^0.6.0",
     "reflect-metadata": "^0.1.13",