diff --git a/examples/custom-ipld-formats/package.json b/examples/custom-ipld-formats/package.json
index d446691fc2..a51a628e71 100644
--- a/examples/custom-ipld-formats/package.json
+++ b/examples/custom-ipld-formats/package.json
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "dag-jose": "^1.0.0",
-    "ipfs-daemon": "^0.9.0",
-    "ipfs-core": "^0.10.0",
+    "ipfs-daemon": "^0.16.1",
+    "ipfs-core": "^0.18.1",
     "ipfs-http-client": "^52.0.0",
     "multiformats": "^9.4.1",
     "uint8arrays": "^2.1.6"