diff --git a/amp/TEMPLATE/ampTemplate/commonJs/package.json b/amp/TEMPLATE/ampTemplate/commonJs/package.json
index 102fca313c0..d42608aff85 100644
--- a/amp/TEMPLATE/ampTemplate/commonJs/package.json
+++ b/amp/TEMPLATE/ampTemplate/commonJs/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "bootstrap": "=3.3.0",
     "d3": "=3.5.12",
     "jquery": "2.1.1",
-    "underscore": "1.7.0"
+    "underscore": "1.12.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "browserify": "6.2.0",