diff --git a/examples/blog/package.json b/examples/blog/package.json
index 3c269c84..08460f1d 100644
--- a/examples/blog/package.json
+++ b/examples/blog/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@prisma/client": "2.23.x",
-    "graphql": "^15.4.0",
+    "graphql": "^16.0.0",
     "graphql-yoga": "^1.18.2",
     "nexus": "^1.0.0",
     "nexus-plugin-prisma": "0.35.0"
diff --git a/examples/blog/yarn.lock b/examples/blog/yarn.lock
index 6b018a8a..b0f72245 100644
--- a/examples/blog/yarn.lock
+++ b/examples/blog/yarn.lock
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ graphql-yoga@^1.18.2:
     graphql-upload "^8.0.0"
     subscriptions-transport-ws "^0.9.8"
 
-graphql@*, graphql@^15.4.0:
+graphql@*:
   version "15.4.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graphql/-/graphql-15.4.0.tgz#e459dea1150da5a106486ba7276518b5295a4347"
   integrity sha512-EB3zgGchcabbsU9cFe1j+yxdzKQKAbGUWRb13DsrsMN1yyfmmIq+2+L5MqVWcDCE4V89R5AyUOi7sMOGxdsYtA==
@@ -789,6 +789,11 @@ graphql@*, graphql@^15.4.0:
   dependencies:
     iterall "^1.2.2"
 
+graphql@^16.0.0:
+  version "16.6.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graphql/-/graphql-16.6.0.tgz#c2dcffa4649db149f6282af726c8c83f1c7c5fdb"
+  integrity sha512-KPIBPDlW7NxrbT/eh4qPXz5FiFdL5UbaA0XUNz2Rp3Z3hqBSkbj0GVjwFDztsWVauZUWsbKHgMg++sk8UX0bkw==
+
 has@^1.0.3:
   version "1.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/has/-/has-1.0.3.tgz#722d7cbfc1f6aa8241f16dd814e011e1f41e8796"
diff --git a/examples/hello-world/package.json b/examples/hello-world/package.json
index 5972d733..8683e761 100644
--- a/examples/hello-world/package.json
+++ b/examples/hello-world/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "@prisma/client": "^2.19.0",
     "apollo-server-express": "^2.19.1",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
-    "graphql": "^15.4.0",
+    "graphql": "^16.0.0",
     "graphql-scalars": "^1.7.0",
     "nexus": "^1.0.0",
     "nexus-plugin-prisma": "^0.35.0"
diff --git a/examples/hello-world/yarn.lock b/examples/hello-world/yarn.lock
index 28fb9aa3..f1d767ad 100644
--- a/examples/hello-world/yarn.lock
+++ b/examples/hello-world/yarn.lock
@@ -1046,11 +1046,16 @@ graphql-upload@^8.0.2:
     http-errors "^1.7.3"
     object-path "^0.11.4"
 
-graphql@^15.3.0, graphql@^15.4.0:
+graphql@^15.3.0:
   version "15.4.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graphql/-/graphql-15.4.0.tgz#e459dea1150da5a106486ba7276518b5295a4347"
   integrity sha512-EB3zgGchcabbsU9cFe1j+yxdzKQKAbGUWRb13DsrsMN1yyfmmIq+2+L5MqVWcDCE4V89R5AyUOi7sMOGxdsYtA==
 
+graphql@^16.0.0:
+  version "16.6.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graphql/-/graphql-16.6.0.tgz#c2dcffa4649db149f6282af726c8c83f1c7c5fdb"
+  integrity sha512-KPIBPDlW7NxrbT/eh4qPXz5FiFdL5UbaA0XUNz2Rp3Z3hqBSkbj0GVjwFDztsWVauZUWsbKHgMg++sk8UX0bkw==
+
 has-symbols@^1.0.1:
   version "1.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/has-symbols/-/has-symbols-1.0.1.tgz#9f5214758a44196c406d9bd76cebf81ec2dd31e8"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 271d3d8c..41017201 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@prisma/client": "2.23.x",
-    "graphql": "^15.3.0",
+    "graphql": "^15.3.0 || ^16.0.0",
     "nexus": "^1.0.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {