diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 07e01c28f483..ffd3a7db3906 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2240,7 +2240,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ipfs-kad-example"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
diff --git a/examples/ipfs-kad/Cargo.toml b/examples/ipfs-kad/Cargo.toml
index 075d80754c1b..c3a4c12c2152 100644
--- a/examples/ipfs-kad/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/ipfs-kad/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ipfs-kad-example"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 edition = "2021"
 publish = false
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/examples/ipfs-kad/src/main.rs b/examples/ipfs-kad/src/main.rs
index fc55a107929a..97eddf3914f0 100644
--- a/examples/ipfs-kad/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/ipfs-kad/src/main.rs
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
             let store = kad::store::MemoryStore::new(key.public().to_peer_id());
             kad::Behaviour::with_config(key.public().to_peer_id(), store, cfg)
         })?
+        .with_swarm_config(|config| {
+            config.with_idle_connection_timeout(Duration::from_secs(60 * 5))
+        })
         .build();
 
     // Add the bootnodes to the local routing table. `libp2p-dns` built