diff --git a/examples/helia-101/package.json b/examples/helia-101/package.json
index 4fb7e314..080a5bdc 100644
--- a/examples/helia-101/package.json
+++ b/examples/helia-101/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "@chainsafe/libp2p-noise": "^17.0.0",
     "@chainsafe/libp2p-yamux": "^8.0.1",
     "@helia/block-brokers": "^5.2.3",
-    "@helia/car": "^5.4.1",
+    "@helia/car": "^6.0.0",
     "@helia/dag-cbor": "^5.1.1",
     "@helia/http": "^3.1.2",
     "@helia/ipns": "^9.2.1",
diff --git a/examples/helia-create-car/package.json b/examples/helia-create-car/package.json
index 361ed7a9..12798d2e 100644
--- a/examples/helia-create-car/package.json
+++ b/examples/helia-create-car/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "test": "npm run build && test-browser-example test"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@helia/car": "^5.4.1",
+    "@helia/car": "^6.0.0",
     "@helia/unixfs": "^7.2.1",
     "@ipld/car": "^5.4.3",
     "helia": "^6.1.2",