diff --git a/examples/helia-browser-verified-fetch/package.json b/examples/helia-browser-verified-fetch/package.json
index b88dbb43..af5e8a0e 100644
--- a/examples/helia-browser-verified-fetch/package.json
+++ b/examples/helia-browser-verified-fetch/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "@playwright/test": "^1.42.1",
     "@types/react": "^19.0.1",
     "@types/react-dom": "^19.0.1",
-    "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.2.1",
+    "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^5.1.3",
     "test-ipfs-example": "^1.0.0",
     "typescript": "^5.4.3",
     "vite": "^6.0.9"
diff --git a/examples/helia-create-car/package.json b/examples/helia-create-car/package.json
index 1370175e..a3c59539 100644
--- a/examples/helia-create-car/package.json
+++ b/examples/helia-create-car/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "@playwright/test": "^1.31.2",
     "@types/react": "^19.0.1",
     "@types/react-dom": "^19.0.1",
-    "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.0.0",
+    "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^5.1.3",
     "test-ipfs-example": "^1.0.0",
     "vite": "^6.0.9"
   }
diff --git a/examples/helia-remote-pinning/package.json b/examples/helia-remote-pinning/package.json
index a405fa10..5aa3c955 100644
--- a/examples/helia-remote-pinning/package.json
+++ b/examples/helia-remote-pinning/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@playwright/test": "^1.37.1",
-    "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.0.4",
+    "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^5.1.3",
     "rimraf": "^6.0.1",
     "test-ipfs-example": "^1.0.0",
     "vite": "^6.0.9"
diff --git a/examples/helia-vite/package.json b/examples/helia-vite/package.json
index f80e1858..7c66ed86 100644
--- a/examples/helia-vite/package.json
+++ b/examples/helia-vite/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "@playwright/test": "^1.31.2",
     "@types/react": "^19.0.1",
     "@types/react-dom": "^19.0.1",
-    "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.0.0",
+    "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^5.1.3",
     "test-ipfs-example": "^1.0.0",
     "vite": "^6.0.9"
   }