diff --git a/examples/helia-101/package.json b/examples/helia-101/package.json
index 29b60cce..26b1e1ad 100644
--- a/examples/helia-101/package.json
+++ b/examples/helia-101/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     "blockstore-fs": "^2.0.2",
     "datastore-core": "^10.0.2",
     "datastore-fs": "^10.0.2",
-    "helia": "^5.3.0",
+    "helia": "^6.0.2",
     "libp2p": "^2.8.5",
     "prom-client": "^15.1.3"
   },
diff --git a/examples/helia-cjs/package.json b/examples/helia-cjs/package.json
index dd36fcec..181fab88 100644
--- a/examples/helia-cjs/package.json
+++ b/examples/helia-cjs/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@helia/unixfs": "^4.0.0",
-    "helia": "^5.0.0"
+    "helia": "^6.0.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "test-ipfs-example": "^1.0.0"
diff --git a/examples/helia-create-car/package.json b/examples/helia-create-car/package.json
index 1370175e..5a06da86 100644
--- a/examples/helia-create-car/package.json
+++ b/examples/helia-create-car/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "@helia/car": "^4.0.0",
     "@helia/unixfs": "^4.0.0",
     "@ipld/car": "^5.1.1",
-    "helia": "^5.0.0",
+    "helia": "^6.0.2",
     "prop-types": "^15.8.1",
     "react": "^19.0.0",
     "react-dom": "^19.0.0",
diff --git a/examples/helia-electron/package.json b/examples/helia-electron/package.json
index 8ed1bc55..337597b2 100644
--- a/examples/helia-electron/package.json
+++ b/examples/helia-electron/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "test": "xvfb-maybe test-node-example test/*"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "helia": "^5.0.0"
+    "helia": "^6.0.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "electron": "^35.0.3",
diff --git a/examples/helia-esbuild/package.json b/examples/helia-esbuild/package.json
index bd885879..e3ed8de6 100644
--- a/examples/helia-esbuild/package.json
+++ b/examples/helia-esbuild/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   "browserslist": "last 1 Chrome version",
   "dependencies": {
     "@helia/unixfs": "^4.0.0",
-    "helia": "^5.0.0"
+    "helia": "^6.0.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.14.8",
diff --git a/examples/helia-jest-typescript/package.json b/examples/helia-jest-typescript/package.json
index 40c8d03b..ca08ea86 100644
--- a/examples/helia-jest-typescript/package.json
+++ b/examples/helia-jest-typescript/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "test": "NODE_OPTIONS=--experimental-vm-modules jest"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "helia": "^5.0.0"
+    "helia": "^6.0.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/jest": "^29.5.2",
diff --git a/examples/helia-jest/package.json b/examples/helia-jest/package.json
index 87cce214..32f0d8fa 100644
--- a/examples/helia-jest/package.json
+++ b/examples/helia-jest/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "test": "NODE_OPTIONS=--experimental-vm-modules jest"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "helia": "^5.0.0"
+    "helia": "^6.0.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "jest": "^29.6.2"
diff --git a/examples/helia-lan-discovery/package.json b/examples/helia-lan-discovery/package.json
index 09e260c6..7ed7dd54 100644
--- a/examples/helia-lan-discovery/package.json
+++ b/examples/helia-lan-discovery/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@helia/dag-cbor": "^4.0.0",
-    "helia": "^5.0.0",
+    "helia": "^6.0.2",
     "it-length-prefixed-stream": "^2.0.1",
     "multiformats": "^13.0.1"
   }
diff --git a/examples/helia-nestjs/package.json b/examples/helia-nestjs/package.json
index 71738795..5f589ec4 100644
--- a/examples/helia-nestjs/package.json
+++ b/examples/helia-nestjs/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "@nestjs/common": "^11.0.12",
     "@nestjs/core": "^11.0.12",
     "@nestjs/platform-express": "^11.0.2",
-    "helia": "^5.0.0",
+    "helia": "^6.0.2",
     "reflect-metadata": "^0.2.1",
     "rxjs": "^7.8.1"
   },
diff --git a/examples/helia-nextjs/package.json b/examples/helia-nextjs/package.json
index c5a1c8a5..f10c498b 100644
--- a/examples/helia-nextjs/package.json
+++ b/examples/helia-nextjs/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "test": "npm run build && test-browser-example test"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "helia": "^5.0.0",
+    "helia": "^6.0.2",
     "next": "^15.1.5",
     "react": "^19.0.0",
     "react-dom": "^19.0.0"
diff --git a/examples/helia-parcel/package.json b/examples/helia-parcel/package.json
index 88b043b0..204e2c4f 100644
--- a/examples/helia-parcel/package.json
+++ b/examples/helia-parcel/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   "browserslist": "last 1 Chrome version",
   "dependencies": {
     "@helia/unixfs": "^4.0.0",
-    "helia": "^5.0.0"
+    "helia": "^6.0.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.14.8",
diff --git a/examples/helia-remote-pinning/package.json b/examples/helia-remote-pinning/package.json
index a405fa10..f0710706 100644
--- a/examples/helia-remote-pinning/package.json
+++ b/examples/helia-remote-pinning/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "@libp2p/kad-dht": "^14.2.0",
     "@libp2p/tcp": "^10.0.15",
     "@libp2p/websockets": "^9.1.2",
-    "helia": "^5.0.0",
+    "helia": "^6.0.2",
     "it-drain": "^3.0.7",
     "libp2p": "^2.1.8",
     "multiformats": "^13.3.1",
diff --git a/examples/helia-ts-node/package.json b/examples/helia-ts-node/package.json
index 4e985822..83b16977 100644
--- a/examples/helia-ts-node/package.json
+++ b/examples/helia-ts-node/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "test": "cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=\"--loader=ts-node/esm\" test-node-example test/*"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "helia": "^5.0.0"
+    "helia": "^6.0.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
diff --git a/examples/helia-typescript/package.json b/examples/helia-typescript/package.json
index 3dbe5101..0f7a2ab9 100644
--- a/examples/helia-typescript/package.json
+++ b/examples/helia-typescript/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "test": "npm run build && test-node-example test/*"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "helia": "^5.0.0"
+    "helia": "^6.0.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "test-ipfs-example": "^1.0.0",
diff --git a/examples/helia-vite/package.json b/examples/helia-vite/package.json
index f80e1858..b32555ae 100644
--- a/examples/helia-vite/package.json
+++ b/examples/helia-vite/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@helia/unixfs": "^4.0.0",
-    "helia": "^5.0.0",
+    "helia": "^6.0.2",
     "prop-types": "^15.8.1",
     "react": "^19.0.0",
     "react-dom": "^19.0.0",
diff --git a/examples/helia-vue/package.json b/examples/helia-vue/package.json
index 704d32d4..810cc73a 100644
--- a/examples/helia-vue/package.json
+++ b/examples/helia-vue/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@helia/unixfs": "^4.0.0",
-    "helia": "^5.0.0",
+    "helia": "^6.0.2",
     "it-all": "^3.0.1",
     "vue": "^3.2.47"
   },
diff --git a/examples/helia-webpack/package.json b/examples/helia-webpack/package.json
index fe7e0984..d2d30a1d 100644
--- a/examples/helia-webpack/package.json
+++ b/examples/helia-webpack/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   ],
   "dependencies": {
     "@helia/unixfs": "^4.0.0",
-    "helia": "^5.0.0",
+    "helia": "^6.0.2",
     "react": "^19.0.0",
     "react-dom": "^19.0.0"
   },