diff --git a/examples/websocket/package.json b/examples/websocket/package.json
index 0514e1b..1ac4b3d 100644
--- a/examples/websocket/package.json
+++ b/examples/websocket/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "cloudevents": "~4.0.0",
     "got": "^11.3.0",
-    "ws": "^7.3.0"
+    "ws": "^8.17.1"
   }
 }