diff --git a/examples/api-routes-rate-limit/package.json b/examples/api-routes-rate-limit/package.json
index b43827f60cb6..f65004e9103c 100644
--- a/examples/api-routes-rate-limit/package.json
+++ b/examples/api-routes-rate-limit/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "lru-cache": "^6.0.0",
-    "next": "10.0.3",
+    "next": "12.1.0",
     "react": "17.0.1",
     "react-dom": "17.0.1",
     "uuid": "^8.3.1"