diff --git a/examples/federation/supergraph.yaml b/examples/federation/supergraph.yaml
index c978d95b7b..88ce3cb08f 100644
--- a/examples/federation/supergraph.yaml
+++ b/examples/federation/supergraph.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-federation_version: 2
+federation_version: =2.4.8
 subgraphs:
   products:
     routing_url: http://products:8080/graphql