diff --git a/example/lib/main.dart b/example/lib/main.dart
index fff856e0..757addbd 100644
--- a/example/lib/main.dart
+++ b/example/lib/main.dart
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ void main() {
     runAppFunction: () {
       runApp(const MyApp());
     },
+    ensureInitialized: true,
     debugConfig: debugOptions,
     releaseConfig: releaseOptions,
   );
diff --git a/example/pubspec.yaml b/example/pubspec.yaml
index 38232198..53b6a7b3 100644
--- a/example/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/example/pubspec.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ dependencies:
   dio: ^5.0.1
   flutter:
     sdk: flutter
-  flutter_local_notifications: ^15.1.1
+  flutter_local_notifications: ^16.1.0
   flutter_localizations:
     sdk: flutter
   path_provider: ^2.0.1