diff --git a/examples/rp2040/Cargo.toml b/examples/rp2040/Cargo.toml
index d9cbc4b..7d5e7be 100644
--- a/examples/rp2040/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/rp2040/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ cortex-m-rt = "0.7"
 embedded-hal = { version = "0.2.5", features = ["unproven"] }
 
 usb-device = { version = "0.2", features = ["defmt"] }
-heapless = { version = "0.7", features = ["defmt-impl"] }
+heapless = { version = "0.8", features = ["defmt-impl"] }
 
 defmt = "0.3"
 defmt-rtt = "0.4"