diff --git a/examples/fetch-file-from-kubo/package.json b/examples/fetch-file-from-kubo/package.json
index 81c9b39f55..143eeb2ea6 100644
--- a/examples/fetch-file-from-kubo/package.json
+++ b/examples/fetch-file-from-kubo/package.json
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@
     "test": "npm run build && test-browser-example tests"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@chainsafe/libp2p-noise": "^11.0.0",
+    "@chainsafe/libp2p-noise": "^12.0.1",
     "@libp2p/webtransport": "../..",
     "@multiformats/multiaddr": "^12.1.2",
     "blockstore-core": "^4.1.0",
-    "ipfs-bitswap": "^17.0.2",
-    "libp2p": "^0.44.0",
+    "ipfs-bitswap": "^18.0.1",
+    "libp2p": "^0.45.9",
     "multiformats": "^11.0.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/examples/fetch-file-from-kubo/src/libp2p.ts b/examples/fetch-file-from-kubo/src/libp2p.ts
index 270e4318ab..3d97d38243 100644
--- a/examples/fetch-file-from-kubo/src/libp2p.ts
+++ b/examples/fetch-file-from-kubo/src/libp2p.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ export async function setup (): Promise<{ libp2p: Libp2p, bitswap: Bitswap }> {
 
   const node = await createLibp2p({
     transports: [webTransport()],
-    connectionEncryption: [noise()]
+    connectionEncryption: [noise()],
+    // this is only necessary when dialing local addresses
+    connectionGater: {
+      denyDialMultiaddr: async () => false
+    }
   })
 
   await node.start()
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c8e81a0b92..e6af5e917e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
     "docs": "aegir docs"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@chainsafe/libp2p-noise": "^11.0.0",
+    "@chainsafe/libp2p-noise": "^12.0.1",
     "@libp2p/interface-connection": "^5.0.0",
     "@libp2p/interface-peer-id": "^2.0.0",
     "@libp2p/interface-stream-muxer": "^4.0.0",
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "aegir": "^39.0.3",
-    "libp2p": "^0.44.0",
+    "libp2p": "^0.45.9",
     "p-defer": "^4.0.0"
   },
   "browser": {
diff --git a/test/browser.ts b/test/browser.ts
index dc4101ae3f..153743e62b 100644
--- a/test/browser.ts
+++ b/test/browser.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ describe('libp2p-webtransport', () => {
     const ma = multiaddr(maStr)
     const node = await createLibp2p({
       transports: [webTransport()],
-      connectionEncryption: [noise()]
+      connectionEncryption: [noise()],
+      connectionGater: {
+        denyDialMultiaddr: async () => false
+      }
     })
 
     await node.start()
@@ -85,7 +88,10 @@ describe('libp2p-webtransport', () => {
 
     const node = await createLibp2p({
       transports: [webTransport()],
-      connectionEncryption: [noise()]
+      connectionEncryption: [noise()],
+      connectionGater: {
+        denyDialMultiaddr: async () => false
+      }
     })
     await node.start()
 
@@ -103,7 +109,10 @@ describe('libp2p-webtransport', () => {
     const ma = multiaddr(process.env.serverAddr6)
     const node = await createLibp2p({
       transports: [webTransport()],
-      connectionEncryption: [noise()]
+      connectionEncryption: [noise()],
+      connectionGater: {
+        denyDialMultiaddr: async () => false
+      }
     })
 
     await node.start()
@@ -125,7 +134,10 @@ describe('libp2p-webtransport', () => {
     const ma = multiaddr(maStr)
     const node = await createLibp2p({
       transports: [webTransport()],
-      connectionEncryption: [noise()]
+      connectionEncryption: [noise()],
+      connectionGater: {
+        denyDialMultiaddr: async () => false
+      }
     })
 
     async function * gen (): AsyncGenerator<Uint8Array, void, unknown> {