diff --git a/examples/MODULE.bazel b/examples/MODULE.bazel
index eb72db713..7339b77fa 100644
--- a/examples/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/examples/MODULE.bazel
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ local_path_override(
 )
 
 tools = use_extension("@rules_foreign_cc//foreign_cc:extensions.bzl", "tools")
-tools.cmake(version = "3.23.1")
+tools.cmake(version = "3.25.2")
 tools.ninja(version = "1.11.1")
 use_repo(
     tools,