diff --git a/examples/helia-esbuild/package.json b/examples/helia-esbuild/package.json
index cac502c7..18ea9f4d 100644
--- a/examples/helia-esbuild/package.json
+++ b/examples/helia-esbuild/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "helia": "^6.1.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@babel/core": "^7.14.8",
+    "@babel/core": "^8.0.1",
     "@playwright/test": "^1.12.3",
     "esbuild": "^0.28.0",
     "playwright": "^1.12.3",
diff --git a/examples/helia-parcel/package.json b/examples/helia-parcel/package.json
index 64722d01..ff342754 100644
--- a/examples/helia-parcel/package.json
+++ b/examples/helia-parcel/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "helia": "^6.1.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@babel/core": "^7.14.8",
+    "@babel/core": "^8.0.1",
     "@playwright/test": "^1.12.3",
     "parcel": "^2.9.1",
     "playwright": "^1.12.3",
diff --git a/examples/helia-script-tag/package.json b/examples/helia-script-tag/package.json
index 66297d3d..9892065d 100644
--- a/examples/helia-script-tag/package.json
+++ b/examples/helia-script-tag/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   },
   "browserslist": "last 1 Chrome version",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@babel/core": "^7.14.8",
+    "@babel/core": "^8.0.1",
     "@playwright/test": "^1.12.3",
     "playwright": "^1.12.3",
     "process": "^0.11.10",
diff --git a/examples/helia-webpack/package.json b/examples/helia-webpack/package.json
index 4c4c69fc..ae27a572 100644
--- a/examples/helia-webpack/package.json
+++ b/examples/helia-webpack/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "react-dom": "^19.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@babel/core": "^7.13.10",
+    "@babel/core": "^8.0.1",
     "@babel/preset-env": "^7.13.12",
     "@babel/preset-react": "^7.12.13",
     "@playwright/test": "^1.12.3",