diff --git a/examples/helia-electron/package.json b/examples/helia-electron/package.json
index 07b3cfae..27f84074 100644
--- a/examples/helia-electron/package.json
+++ b/examples/helia-electron/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "helia": "^6.1.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "electron": "^41.2.0",
+    "electron": "^42.2.0",
     "electron-rebuild": "^3.1.1",
     "test-ipfs-example": "^1.3.3",
     "xvfb-maybe": "^0.2.1"