diff --git a/examples/hackernews/package.json b/examples/hackernews/package.json
index 3ef279514294..2536820a4100 100644
--- a/examples/hackernews/package.json
+++ b/examples/hackernews/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "astro": "astro"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@astrojs/node": "^0.0.0",
+    "@astrojs/node": "^8.3.3",
     "astro": "^4.15.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/middleware/package.json b/examples/middleware/package.json
index 65e6e89b5e6e..71d896b1c35b 100644
--- a/examples/middleware/package.json
+++ b/examples/middleware/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "server": "node dist/server/entry.mjs"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@astrojs/node": "^0.0.0",
+    "@astrojs/node": "^8.3.3",
     "astro": "^4.15.2",
     "html-minifier": "^4.0.0"
   },
diff --git a/examples/server-islands/package.json b/examples/server-islands/package.json
index ec698d2f7b47..bf302656f18b 100644
--- a/examples/server-islands/package.json
+++ b/examples/server-islands/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "astro": "astro"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@astrojs/node": "^0.0.0",
+    "@astrojs/node": "^8.3.3",
     "@astrojs/react": "^3.6.2",
     "@astrojs/tailwind": "^5.1.0",
     "@fortawesome/fontawesome-free": "^6.6.0",
diff --git a/examples/ssr/package.json b/examples/ssr/package.json
index 985a6699a117..b038de0a6dfa 100644
--- a/examples/ssr/package.json
+++ b/examples/ssr/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "server": "node dist/server/entry.mjs"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@astrojs/node": "^0.0.0",
+    "@astrojs/node": "^8.3.3",
     "@astrojs/svelte": "^5.7.0",
     "astro": "^4.15.2",
     "svelte": "^4.2.19"
diff --git a/examples/view-transitions/package.json b/examples/view-transitions/package.json
index 2e4b668d68ef..d704c40e43cd 100644
--- a/examples/view-transitions/package.json
+++ b/examples/view-transitions/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@astrojs/tailwind": "^5.1.0",
-    "@astrojs/node": "^0.0.0",
+    "@astrojs/node": "^8.3.3",
     "astro": "^4.15.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 05fbde1e922a..d3c0c6716817 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -315,8 +315,8 @@ importers:
   examples/hackernews:
     dependencies:
       '@astrojs/node':
-        specifier: ^0.0.0
-        version: link:../../packages/integrations/node
+        specifier: ^8.3.3
+        version: 8.3.3(astro@packages+astro)
       astro:
         specifier: ^4.15.2
         version: link:../../packages/astro
@@ -330,8 +330,8 @@ importers:
   examples/middleware:
     dependencies:
       '@astrojs/node':
-        specifier: ^0.0.0
-        version: link:../../packages/integrations/node
+        specifier: ^8.3.3
+        version: 8.3.3(astro@packages+astro)
       astro:
         specifier: ^4.15.2
         version: link:../../packages/astro
@@ -364,8 +364,8 @@ importers:
   examples/server-islands:
     devDependencies:
       '@astrojs/node':
-        specifier: ^0.0.0
-        version: link:../../packages/integrations/node
+        specifier: ^8.3.3
+        version: 8.3.3(astro@packages+astro)
       '@astrojs/react':
         specifier: ^3.6.2
         version: link:../../packages/integrations/react
@@ -403,8 +403,8 @@ importers:
   examples/ssr:
     dependencies:
       '@astrojs/node':
-        specifier: ^0.0.0
-        version: link:../../packages/integrations/node
+        specifier: ^8.3.3
+        version: 8.3.3(astro@packages+astro)
       '@astrojs/svelte':
         specifier: ^5.7.0
         version: link:../../packages/integrations/svelte
@@ -436,8 +436,8 @@ importers:
   examples/view-transitions:
     devDependencies:
       '@astrojs/node':
-        specifier: ^0.0.0
-        version: link:../../packages/integrations/node
+        specifier: ^8.3.3
+        version: 8.3.3(astro@packages+astro)
       '@astrojs/tailwind':
         specifier: ^5.1.0
         version: link:../../packages/integrations/tailwind
diff --git a/scripts/deps/update-example-versions.js b/scripts/deps/update-example-versions.js
index 6c9f8d01d86e..077c12b978dd 100644
--- a/scripts/deps/update-example-versions.js
+++ b/scripts/deps/update-example-versions.js
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ for (const workspaceDir of workspaceDirs) {
 	const packageJson = await readAndParsePackageJson(packageJsonPath);
 	if (!packageJson) continue;
 
+	if (packageJson.private === true) continue
+
 	if (!packageJson.name) {
 		throw new Error(`${packageJsonPath} does not contain a "name" field.`);
 	}