diff --git a/examples/helia-101/package.json b/examples/helia-101/package.json
index 4fb7e314..e22a8e3c 100644
--- a/examples/helia-101/package.json
+++ b/examples/helia-101/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "@chainsafe/libp2p-yamux": "^8.0.1",
     "@helia/block-brokers": "^5.2.3",
     "@helia/car": "^5.4.1",
-    "@helia/dag-cbor": "^5.1.1",
+    "@helia/dag-cbor": "^6.0.0",
     "@helia/http": "^3.1.2",
     "@helia/ipns": "^9.2.1",
     "@helia/routers": "^5.1.1",
diff --git a/examples/helia-lan-discovery/package.json b/examples/helia-lan-discovery/package.json
index 7de61b89..163e6fa4 100644
--- a/examples/helia-lan-discovery/package.json
+++ b/examples/helia-lan-discovery/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "test": "test-node-example test/*"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@helia/dag-cbor": "^5.1.1",
+    "@helia/dag-cbor": "^6.0.0",
     "@libp2p/utils": "^7.0.15",
     "helia": "^6.1.2",
     "multiformats": "^13.4.2"