diff --git a/examples/simple-auth/package.json b/examples/simple-auth/package.json
index 37981b6fa3d3d..ae696ed062b31 100644
--- a/examples/simple-auth/package.json
+++ b/examples/simple-auth/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "author": "Jason Lengstorf <jason@lengstorf.com>",
   "dependencies": {
-    "gatsby": "^2.0.0",
+    "gatsby": "^3.5.0",
     "gatsby-plugin-react-helmet": "^3.0.0",
     "prop-types": "^15.6.1",
     "react": "^16.4.0",