diff --git a/examples/run-in-electron/package.json b/examples/run-in-electron/package.json
index 4ddc432563..4fc6fbf8f1 100644
--- a/examples/run-in-electron/package.json
+++ b/examples/run-in-electron/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   "author": "David Dias <daviddias@ipfs.io>",
   "license": "MIT",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "electron": "^17.4.11",
+    "electron": "^18.3.14",
     "electron-rebuild": "^2.3.4",
     "ipfs": "^0.55.3",
     "test-ipfs-example": "^3.0.0"