diff --git a/x/ref/examples/go.mod b/x/ref/examples/go.mod
index cbd15212..d97eef93 100644
--- a/x/ref/examples/go.mod
+++ b/x/ref/examples/go.mod
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/vanadium/go-mdns-sd v0.0.0-20230219002252-724533cf06f5 // indirect
 	github.com/youmark/pkcs8 v0.0.0-20201027041543-1326539a0a0a // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.21.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/net v0.22.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.23.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.18.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/term v0.18.0 // indirect
 	v.io/x/ref/lib/flags/sitedefaults v0.1.1 // indirect
diff --git a/x/ref/examples/go.sum b/x/ref/examples/go.sum
index 5e9dfe64..3f655520 100644
--- a/x/ref/examples/go.sum
+++ b/x/ref/examples/go.sum
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ golang.org/x/crypto v0.21.0 h1:X31++rzVUdKhX5sWmSOFZxx8UW/ldWx55cbf08iNAMA=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.21.0/go.mod h1:0BP7YvVV9gBbVKyeTG0Gyn+gZm94bibOW5BjDEYAOMs=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190404232315-eb5bcb51f2a3/go.mod h1:t9HGtf8HONx5eT2rtn7q6eTqICYqUVnKs3thJo3Qplg=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200226121028-0de0cce0169b/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
-golang.org/x/net v0.22.0 h1:9sGLhx7iRIHEiX0oAJ3MRZMUCElJgy7Br1nO+AMN3Tc=
-golang.org/x/net v0.22.0/go.mod h1:JKghWKKOSdJwpW2GEx0Ja7fmaKnMsbu+MWVZTokSYmg=
+golang.org/x/net v0.23.0 h1:7EYJ93RZ9vYSZAIb2x3lnuvqO5zneoD6IvWjuhfxjTs=
+golang.org/x/net v0.23.0/go.mod h1:JKghWKKOSdJwpW2GEx0Ja7fmaKnMsbu+MWVZTokSYmg=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20220722155255-886fb9371eb4 h1:uVc8UZUe6tr40fFVnUP5Oj+veunVezqYl9z7DYw9xzw=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190215142949-d0b11bdaac8a/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190412213103-97732733099d/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=