diff --git a/examples/browser-add-readable-stream/package.json b/examples/browser-add-readable-stream/package.json
index 4fdc762b58..12002a5957 100644
--- a/examples/browser-add-readable-stream/package.json
+++ b/examples/browser-add-readable-stream/package.json
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "devDependencies": {
     "ipfs": "^0.54.1",
-    "test-ipfs-example": "^2.0.3"
+    "test-ipfs-example": "^3.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/browser-browserify/package.json b/examples/browser-browserify/package.json
index 25cf8624e4..666c09f69d 100644
--- a/examples/browser-browserify/package.json
+++ b/examples/browser-browserify/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "http-server": "^0.12.3",
     "ipfs": "^0.54.1",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
-    "test-ipfs-example": "^2.0.3"
+    "test-ipfs-example": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "browser": {
     "ipfs": "ipfs/dist/index.min.js"
diff --git a/examples/browser-create-react-app/package.json b/examples/browser-create-react-app/package.json
index 774b00fd25..504e41f652 100644
--- a/examples/browser-create-react-app/package.json
+++ b/examples/browser-create-react-app/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
-    "test-ipfs-example": "^2.0.3"
+    "test-ipfs-example": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "start": "react-scripts start",
diff --git a/examples/browser-exchange-files/package.json b/examples/browser-exchange-files/package.json
index 877f523deb..17c0881051 100644
--- a/examples/browser-exchange-files/package.json
+++ b/examples/browser-exchange-files/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "it-all": "^1.0.4",
     "libp2p-websockets": "^0.15.0",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
-    "test-ipfs-example": "^2.0.3"
+    "test-ipfs-example": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "browser": {
     "ipfs": "ipfs/dist/index.min.js"
diff --git a/examples/browser-http-client-upload-file/package.json b/examples/browser-http-client-upload-file/package.json
index e98ea966bf..6ad76730a7 100644
--- a/examples/browser-http-client-upload-file/package.json
+++ b/examples/browser-http-client-upload-file/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "react": "^16.8.6",
     "react-dom": "^16.8.6",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
-    "test-ipfs-example": "^2.0.3"
+    "test-ipfs-example": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "browserslist": [
     "last 2 versions and not dead and > 2%"
diff --git a/examples/browser-ipns-publish/package.json b/examples/browser-ipns-publish/package.json
index 2105f84711..de717d67ef 100644
--- a/examples/browser-ipns-publish/package.json
+++ b/examples/browser-ipns-publish/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "go-ipfs": "0.8.0-rc2",
     "parcel-bundler": "^1.12.4",
     "path": "^0.12.7",
-    "test-ipfs-example": "^2.0.3"
+    "test-ipfs-example": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/examples/browser-mfs/package.json b/examples/browser-mfs/package.json
index 38b67a600a..5e1b07fc31 100644
--- a/examples/browser-mfs/package.json
+++ b/examples/browser-mfs/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "http-server": "^0.12.3",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
     "terser-webpack-plugin": "^1.2.1",
-    "test-ipfs-example": "^2.0.3",
+    "test-ipfs-example": "^3.0.0",
     "webpack": "^4.43.0",
     "webpack-cli": "^3.3.11"
   },
diff --git a/examples/browser-parceljs/package.json b/examples/browser-parceljs/package.json
index e1089a62d5..31c1184f5b 100644
--- a/examples/browser-parceljs/package.json
+++ b/examples/browser-parceljs/package.json
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@
     "parcel-bundler": "^1.12.4",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
     "standard": "^13.1.0",
-    "test-ipfs-example": "^2.0.3"
+    "test-ipfs-example": "^3.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/browser-readablestream/package.json b/examples/browser-readablestream/package.json
index 8c1ba0c0d5..fe9fe8b3af 100644
--- a/examples/browser-readablestream/package.json
+++ b/examples/browser-readablestream/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "http-server": "^0.12.3",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
     "terser-webpack-plugin": "^1.2.1",
-    "test-ipfs-example": "^2.0.3",
+    "test-ipfs-example": "^3.0.0",
     "webpack": "^4.43.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/examples/browser-script-tag/package.json b/examples/browser-script-tag/package.json
index 6527b15877..400138cdad 100644
--- a/examples/browser-script-tag/package.json
+++ b/examples/browser-script-tag/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "devDependencies": {
     "http-server": "^0.12.3",
-    "test-ipfs-example": "^2.0.3"
+    "test-ipfs-example": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "ipfs": "^0.54.1"
diff --git a/examples/browser-service-worker/package.json b/examples/browser-service-worker/package.json
index 5f2ce5cf4f..e3983a45dd 100644
--- a/examples/browser-service-worker/package.json
+++ b/examples/browser-service-worker/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "@babel/preset-env": "^7.3.1",
     "babel-loader": "^8.0.5",
     "copy-webpack-plugin": "^5.0.4",
-    "test-ipfs-example": "^2.0.3",
+    "test-ipfs-example": "^3.0.0",
     "webpack": "5.4.0",
     "webpack-cli": "4.1.0",
     "webpack-dev-server": "3.11.0"
diff --git a/examples/browser-sharing-node-across-tabs/package.json b/examples/browser-sharing-node-across-tabs/package.json
index cfe68e61ef..bd34d308a5 100644
--- a/examples/browser-sharing-node-across-tabs/package.json
+++ b/examples/browser-sharing-node-across-tabs/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "babel-loader": "^8.0.5",
     "copy-webpack-plugin": "^5.0.4",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
-    "test-ipfs-example": "^2.0.3",
+    "test-ipfs-example": "^3.0.0",
     "webpack": "^4.43.0",
     "webpack-cli": "^3.3.11",
     "webpack-dev-server": "^3.11.0",
diff --git a/examples/browser-video-streaming/package.json b/examples/browser-video-streaming/package.json
index 98fb6ab6db..1651a4fdc8 100644
--- a/examples/browser-video-streaming/package.json
+++ b/examples/browser-video-streaming/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "devDependencies": {
     "http-server": "^0.12.3",
-    "test-ipfs-example": "^2.0.3"
+    "test-ipfs-example": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "ipfs": "^0.54.1"
diff --git a/examples/browser-vue/package.json b/examples/browser-vue/package.json
index c650f827f2..4457e6a7ad 100644
--- a/examples/browser-vue/package.json
+++ b/examples/browser-vue/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "eslint": "^6.8.0",
     "eslint-plugin-vue": "^6.2.1",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
-    "test-ipfs-example": "^2.0.3",
+    "test-ipfs-example": "^3.0.0",
     "vue-template-compiler": "^2.6.11"
   },
   "eslintConfig": {
diff --git a/examples/browser-webpack/package.json b/examples/browser-webpack/package.json
index eb96d2dfc8..3eac746acc 100644
--- a/examples/browser-webpack/package.json
+++ b/examples/browser-webpack/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "react-hot-loader": "^4.12.21",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
     "stream-browserify": "^3.0.0",
-    "test-ipfs-example": "^2.0.3",
+    "test-ipfs-example": "^3.0.0",
     "webpack": "^5.18.0",
     "webpack-cli": "^4.4.0",
     "webpack-dev-server": "^3.11.0"
diff --git a/examples/circuit-relaying/package.json b/examples/circuit-relaying/package.json
index fac19cd196..09cb3c0515 100644
--- a/examples/circuit-relaying/package.json
+++ b/examples/circuit-relaying/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "parcel-bundler": "^1.12.4",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
     "tachyons": "^4.11.1",
-    "test-ipfs-example": "^2.0.3"
+    "test-ipfs-example": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "browserslist": [
     ">1%",
diff --git a/examples/custom-ipfs-repo/package.json b/examples/custom-ipfs-repo/package.json
index 12a3096953..c18aba018f 100644
--- a/examples/custom-ipfs-repo/package.json
+++ b/examples/custom-ipfs-repo/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "execa": "^4.0.3",
-    "test-ipfs-example": "^2.0.3"
+    "test-ipfs-example": "^3.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/custom-ipld-formats/package.json b/examples/custom-ipld-formats/package.json
index 471f6c8f77..d5fd6c8fe5 100644
--- a/examples/custom-ipld-formats/package.json
+++ b/examples/custom-ipld-formats/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "devDependencies": {
     "execa": "^4.0.3",
-    "test-ipfs-example": "^2.0.3"
+    "test-ipfs-example": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "cids": "^1.1.5",
diff --git a/examples/custom-libp2p/package.json b/examples/custom-libp2p/package.json
index 4f132199e6..019c0c52a1 100644
--- a/examples/custom-libp2p/package.json
+++ b/examples/custom-libp2p/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "execa": "^4.0.3",
-    "test-ipfs-example": "^2.0.3"
+    "test-ipfs-example": "^3.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/explore-ethereum-blockchain/package.json b/examples/explore-ethereum-blockchain/package.json
index 46cc985b3a..b45ba84dfc 100644
--- a/examples/explore-ethereum-blockchain/package.json
+++ b/examples/explore-ethereum-blockchain/package.json
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@
     "ipfs-http-client": "^49.0.1",
     "ipfsd-ctl": "^7.2.0",
     "ipld-ethereum": "^5.0.1",
-    "test-ipfs-example": "^2.0.3"
+    "test-ipfs-example": "^3.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/http-client-browser-pubsub/package.json b/examples/http-client-browser-pubsub/package.json
index 6fdc367020..73c13fae68 100644
--- a/examples/http-client-browser-pubsub/package.json
+++ b/examples/http-client-browser-pubsub/package.json
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@
     "ipfs": "^0.54.1",
     "ipfsd-ctl": "^7.2.0",
     "parcel-bundler": "^1.12.4",
-    "test-ipfs-example": "^2.0.3"
+    "test-ipfs-example": "^3.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/http-client-bundle-webpack/package.json b/examples/http-client-bundle-webpack/package.json
index aa0956d089..5e5aad7073 100644
--- a/examples/http-client-bundle-webpack/package.json
+++ b/examples/http-client-bundle-webpack/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "ipfsd-ctl": "^7.2.0",
     "react-hot-loader": "^4.12.21",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
-    "test-ipfs-example": "^2.0.3",
+    "test-ipfs-example": "^3.0.0",
     "webpack": "^4.43.0",
     "webpack-dev-server": "^3.11.0"
   },
diff --git a/examples/http-client-name-api/package.json b/examples/http-client-name-api/package.json
index b3bd2ed1b2..5dd2c4f6c5 100644
--- a/examples/http-client-name-api/package.json
+++ b/examples/http-client-name-api/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "ipfsd-ctl": "^7.2.0",
     "parcel-bundler": "^1.12.4",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
-    "test-ipfs-example": "^2.0.3"
+    "test-ipfs-example": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "browserslist": [
     "last 2 versions and not dead and > 2%"
diff --git a/examples/ipfs-101/package.json b/examples/ipfs-101/package.json
index 201d77d031..ca0c87f504 100644
--- a/examples/ipfs-101/package.json
+++ b/examples/ipfs-101/package.json
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@
     "uint8arrays": "^2.0.5"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "test-ipfs-example": "^2.0.3"
+    "test-ipfs-example": "^3.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/ipfs-client-add-files/package.json b/examples/ipfs-client-add-files/package.json
index 05d3d009f1..d4bc618e4c 100644
--- a/examples/ipfs-client-add-files/package.json
+++ b/examples/ipfs-client-add-files/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "ipfsd-ctl": "^7.2.0",
     "parcel-bundler": "^1.12.4",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
-    "test-ipfs-example": "^2.0.3"
+    "test-ipfs-example": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "browserslist": [
     "last 2 versions and not dead and > 2%"
diff --git a/examples/run-in-electron/package.json b/examples/run-in-electron/package.json
index cce0f5e826..f66d570813 100644
--- a/examples/run-in-electron/package.json
+++ b/examples/run-in-electron/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "electron": "^11.2.1",
     "electron-rebuild": "^2.3.4",
     "ipfs": "^0.54.1",
-    "test-ipfs-example": "^2.0.3"
+    "test-ipfs-example": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "greenkeeper": {
     "ignore": [
diff --git a/examples/running-multiple-nodes/package.json b/examples/running-multiple-nodes/package.json
index 8fb9cf1f60..ae01579937 100644
--- a/examples/running-multiple-nodes/package.json
+++ b/examples/running-multiple-nodes/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "keywords": [],
   "license": "MIT",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "test-ipfs-example": "^2.0.3"
+    "test-ipfs-example": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "ipfs": "^0.54.1"
diff --git a/examples/traverse-ipld-graphs/package.json b/examples/traverse-ipld-graphs/package.json
index 7bc413c52b..f5002cb8c7 100644
--- a/examples/traverse-ipld-graphs/package.json
+++ b/examples/traverse-ipld-graphs/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "keywords": [],
   "license": "MIT",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "test-ipfs-example": "^2.0.3"
+    "test-ipfs-example": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "cids": "^1.1.5",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 920c19234b..56deda257e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "lint": "lerna run lint",
     "dep-check": "lerna run dep-check",
     "configure-examples": "run-s configure-examples:* release:pre:reinstall release:pre:bundle",
-    "configure-examples:pre:add-examples": "json -I -f ./lerna.json -e \"this.packages.push('examples/*'); this.packages = [...new Set(this.packages)]\"",
+    "configure-examples:add-examples": "json -I -f ./lerna.json -e \"this.packages.push('examples/*'); this.packages = [...new Set(this.packages)]\"",
     "configure-examples:add-hoisted-modules": "json -I -f ./lerna.json -e \"this.command.bootstrap.nohoist = ['ipfs-css', 'tachyons']; this.command.bootstrap.nohoist = [...new Set(this.command.bootstrap.nohoist)]\"",
     "release": "run-s release:pre:* release:publish docker:release release:post:*",
     "release:pre:non-dirty-repo": "git diff --quiet",
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/block/put.js b/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/block/put.js
index 9d3aab45c1..4c65a0da55 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/block/put.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/block/put.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ module.exports = ({ blockService, pin, gcLock, preload }) => {
           cidVersion = options.version
         }
 
-        const multihash = await multihashing(block, mhtype)
+        const multihash = await multihashing(bytes, mhtype)
         const cid = new CID(cidVersion, format, multihash)
 
         block = new Block(bytes, cid)
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ module.exports = ({ blockService, pin, gcLock, preload }) => {
  * @typedef {Object} PutOptions
  * @property {CID} [cid] - A CID to store the block under (default: `undefined`)
  * @property {string} [format='dag-pb'] - The codec to use to create the CID (default: `'dag-pb'`)
- * @property {string} [mhtype='sha2-256'] - The hashing algorithm to use to create the CID (default: `'sha2-256'`)
+ * @property {import('multihashes').HashName} [mhtype='sha2-256'] - The hashing algorithm to use to create the CID (default: `'sha2-256'`)
  * @property {number} [mhlen]
  * @property {CIDVersion} [version=0] - The version to use to create the CID (default: `0`)
  * @property {boolean} [pin=false] - If true, pin added blocks recursively (default: `false`)
diff --git a/scripts/update-example-deps.js b/scripts/update-example-deps.js
index 77d616cafa..84822ed28a 100644
--- a/scripts/update-example-deps.js
+++ b/scripts/update-example-deps.js
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ async function main () {
 
   console.info('Running on branch', branch)
 
+  // list all of the package.json files we may have just updated
+  const potentiallyUpdatedProjects = []
+
   for (const dir of fs.readdirSync(PACKAGES_DIR)) {
     const projectPkgPath = path.resolve(PACKAGES_DIR, dir, 'package.json')
 
@@ -36,9 +39,17 @@ async function main () {
       continue
     }
 
+    potentiallyUpdatedProjects.push(projectPkgPath)
+  }
+
+  // add the example test runner
+  potentiallyUpdatedProjects.push(path.resolve(EXAMPLES_DIR, 'test-ipfs-example', 'package.json'))
+
+  for (const projectPkgPath of potentiallyUpdatedProjects) {
     const projectPkg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(projectPkgPath, { encoding: 'utf8' }))
     const projectDepVersion = `^${projectPkg.version}`
 
+    // look through all the example projects and update their deps
     for (const dir of fs.readdirSync(EXAMPLES_DIR)) {
       const examplePkgPath = path.resolve(EXAMPLES_DIR, dir, 'package.json')