diff --git a/examples/webpack-build/package.json b/examples/webpack-build/package.json
index 19fb136177..ea258e3132 100644
--- a/examples/webpack-build/package.json
+++ b/examples/webpack-build/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   "author": "Damien Arrachequesne",
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "socket.io-client": "^2.0.2",
+    "socket.io-client": "^4.0.0",
     "socket.io-json-parser": "^2.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {