diff --git a/examples/astro/payload/package.json b/examples/astro/payload/package.json
index 86acd2ba90a..8d4425d0ad3 100644
--- a/examples/astro/payload/package.json
+++ b/examples/astro/payload/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "@payloadcms/richtext-lexical": "3.11.0",
     "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
     "graphql": "^16.8.1",
-    "next": "15.2.3",
+    "next": "16.1.5",
     "payload": "3.11.0",
     "react": "19.0.0",
     "react-dom": "19.0.0",