diff --git a/examples/libp2p-in-the-browser/package.json b/examples/libp2p-in-the-browser/package.json
index 8758c8fa6d..c1d7759d14 100644
--- a/examples/libp2p-in-the-browser/package.json
+++ b/examples/libp2p-in-the-browser/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "@libp2p/bootstrap": "^2.0.1",
     "@libp2p/mplex": "^5.2.3",
     "@libp2p/webrtc-star": "^3.0.3",
-    "@libp2p/websockets": "^3.0.4",
+    "@libp2p/websockets": "^8.0.0",
     "libp2p": "../../"
   },
   "devDependencies": {