diff --git a/examples/native-external-references/package.json b/examples/native-external-references/package.json
index 1f92503da1..e127577751 100644
--- a/examples/native-external-references/package.json
+++ b/examples/native-external-references/package.json
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     "@types/react": "18.2.72",
     "@types/react-dom": "18.2.22",
     "cross-env": "7.0.3",
-    "esbuild": "0.19.2",
+    "esbuild": "0.25.0",
     "jest": "29.7.0",
     "jest-environment-jsdom": "29.7.0",
     "prettier": "3.2.5",