diff --git a/community/samples/serving/helloworld-dart/README.md b/community/samples/serving/helloworld-dart/README.md
index a1a80a3fb..2311c1c03 100644
--- a/community/samples/serving/helloworld-dart/README.md
+++ b/community/samples/serving/helloworld-dart/README.md
@@ -24,13 +24,12 @@ be created using the following instructions.
    ```yaml
    name: hello_world_dart
    publish_to: none # let's not accidentally publish this to pub.dartlang.org
-   description: Hello world server example in Dart
 
    environment:
-     sdk: ">=2.1.0 <3.0.0"
+     sdk: ">=2.12.0 <3.0.0"
 
    dependencies:
-     shelf: ^0.7.3
+     shelf: ^1.0.0
    ```
 
 2. If you want to run locally, install dependencies. If you only want to run in
@@ -50,16 +49,16 @@ be created using the following instructions.
 
    Future main() async {
      // Find port to listen on from environment variable.
-     var port = int.tryParse(Platform.environment['PORT'] ?? '8080');
+     final port = int.parse(Platform.environment['PORT'] ?? '8080');
 
      // Read $TARGET from environment variable.
-     var target = Platform.environment['TARGET'] ?? 'World';
+     final target = Platform.environment['TARGET'] ?? 'World';
 
      Response handler(Request request) => Response.ok('Hello $target');
 
      // Serve handler on given port.
-     var server = await serve(
-       Pipeline().addMiddleware(logRequests()).addHandler(handler),
+     final server = await serve(
+       const Pipeline().addMiddleware(logRequests()).addHandler(handler),
        InternetAddress.anyIPv4,
        port,
      );
diff --git a/community/samples/serving/helloworld-dart/bin/server.dart b/community/samples/serving/helloworld-dart/bin/server.dart
index 1b5ccf786..a2b61c08d 100644
--- a/community/samples/serving/helloworld-dart/bin/server.dart
+++ b/community/samples/serving/helloworld-dart/bin/server.dart
@@ -5,16 +5,16 @@ import 'package:shelf/shelf_io.dart';
 
 Future main() async {
   // Find port to listen on from environment variable.
-  var port = int.tryParse(Platform.environment['PORT'] ?? '8080');
+  final port = int.parse(Platform.environment['PORT'] ?? '8080');
 
   // Read $TARGET from environment variable.
-  var target = Platform.environment['TARGET'] ?? 'World';
+  final target = Platform.environment['TARGET'] ?? 'World';
 
   Response handler(Request request) => Response.ok('Hello $target');
 
   // Serve handler on given port.
-  var server = await serve(
-    Pipeline().addMiddleware(logRequests()).addHandler(handler),
+  final server = await serve(
+    const Pipeline().addMiddleware(logRequests()).addHandler(handler),
     InternetAddress.anyIPv4,
     port,
   );
diff --git a/community/samples/serving/helloworld-dart/pubspec.yaml b/community/samples/serving/helloworld-dart/pubspec.yaml
index 9a2607769..6f8965d5f 100644
--- a/community/samples/serving/helloworld-dart/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/community/samples/serving/helloworld-dart/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: hello_world_dart
 publish_to: none # let's not accidentally publish this to pub.dartlang.org
 
 environment:
-  sdk: '>=2.1.0 <3.0.0'
+  sdk: '>=2.12.0 <3.0.0'
 
 dependencies:
-  shelf: ^0.7.3
+  shelf: ^1.0.0