diff --git a/examples/run-in-electron/package.json b/examples/run-in-electron/package.json
index 3f913329..5fd0fd9f 100644
--- a/examples/run-in-electron/package.json
+++ b/examples/run-in-electron/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "ipfs-core": "^0.14.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "electron": "^16.0.4",
+    "electron": "^17.0.0",
     "electron-rebuild": "^3.1.1",
     "test-util-ipfs-example": "^1.0.2"
   },