diff --git a/examples/api-routes-rate-limit/package.json b/examples/api-routes-rate-limit/package.json
index 568cc38e0b84..b6f04067fc7e 100644
--- a/examples/api-routes-rate-limit/package.json
+++ b/examples/api-routes-rate-limit/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "lru-cache": "^6.0.0",
-    "next": "10.0.3",
+    "next": "12.1.0",
     "react": "^17.0.2",
     "react-dom": "^17.0.2",
     "uuid": "^8.3.1"