diff --git a/examples/web_app_graphql/Cargo.toml b/examples/web_app_graphql/Cargo.toml
index 8ea6cc29..f927b510 100644
--- a/examples/web_app_graphql/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/web_app_graphql/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ authors = ["Eugene Korir <korir16071@gmail.com>"]
 [dependencies]
 actix-cors = "0.7.0"
 actix-web = "4.4.0"
-async-graphql = "6.0.11"
+async-graphql = "7.0.8"
 async-graphql-actix-web = "6.0.11"
 diesel = { version = "2.1.4", features = ["postgres"] }
 diesel-async = { version = "0.5.0", features = ["postgres", "deadpool"] }