diff --git a/examples/auth/package.json b/examples/auth/package.json
index 27ed918de2b..320e83adb7f 100644
--- a/examples/auth/package.json
+++ b/examples/auth/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "@payloadcms/richtext-slate": "latest",
     "@payloadcms/ui": "latest",
     "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
-    "next": "^15.2.3",
+    "next": "^16.1.5",
     "payload": "latest",
     "react": "19.0.0",
     "react-dom": "19.0.0",