diff --git a/ci.sh b/ci.sh
index 50fb3e13d..a25097690 100755
--- a/ci.sh
+++ b/ci.sh
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ cargo batch \
     --- build --release --manifest-path docs/examples/layer-by-layer/blinky-async/Cargo.toml --target thumbv7em-none-eabi \
     --- build --release --manifest-path examples/nrf52810/Cargo.toml --target thumbv7em-none-eabi --artifact-dir out/examples/nrf52810 \
     --- build --release --manifest-path examples/nrf52840/Cargo.toml --target thumbv7em-none-eabi --artifact-dir out/examples/nrf52840 \
+    --- build --release --manifest-path examples/nrf52840-edf/Cargo.toml --target thumbv7em-none-eabi --artifact-dir out/examples/nrf52840-edf \
     --- build --release --manifest-path examples/nrf5340/Cargo.toml --target thumbv8m.main-none-eabihf --artifact-dir out/examples/nrf5340 \
     --- build --release --manifest-path examples/nrf54l15/Cargo.toml --target thumbv8m.main-none-eabihf --artifact-dir out/examples/nrf54l15 \
     --- build --release --manifest-path examples/nrf9160/Cargo.toml --target thumbv8m.main-none-eabihf --artifact-dir out/examples/nrf9160 \
diff --git a/examples/nrf52840-edf/Cargo.toml b/examples/nrf52840-edf/Cargo.toml
index c7147d1af..9efdff7c4 100644
--- a/examples/nrf52840-edf/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/nrf52840-edf/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@ license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 
 [dependencies]
 # NOTE: "edf-scheduler" feature is enabled
-embassy-executor = { version = "0.7.0", path = "../../embassy-executor", features = ["arch-cortex-m", "executor-thread", "executor-interrupt", "defmt", "edf-scheduler"] }
-embassy-time = { version = "0.4.0", path = "../../embassy-time", features = ["defmt", "defmt-timestamp-uptime"] }
-embassy-nrf = { version = "0.3.1", path = "../../embassy-nrf", features = ["defmt", "nrf52840", "time-driver-rtc1", "gpiote", "unstable-pac", "time"] }
+embassy-executor = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../../embassy-executor", features = ["arch-cortex-m", "executor-thread", "executor-interrupt", "defmt", "edf-scheduler"] }
+embassy-time = { version = "0.5.0", path = "../../embassy-time", features = ["defmt", "defmt-timestamp-uptime"] }
+embassy-nrf = { version = "0.7.0", path = "../../embassy-nrf", features = ["defmt", "nrf52840", "time-driver-rtc1", "gpiote", "unstable-pac", "time"] }
 
-defmt = "0.3"
-defmt-rtt = "0.4"
+defmt = "1.0.1"
+defmt-rtt = "1.0.0"
 
 cortex-m = { version = "0.7.6", features = ["inline-asm", "critical-section-single-core"] }
 cortex-m-rt = "0.7.0"
-panic-probe = { version = "0.3", features = ["print-defmt"] }
+panic-probe = { version = "1.0.0", features = ["print-defmt"] }
 
 [profile.release]
 debug = 2
diff --git a/examples/nrf52840-edf/src/bin/basic.rs b/examples/nrf52840-edf/src/bin/basic.rs
index c270c67b9..8a8e46449 100644
--- a/examples/nrf52840-edf/src/bin/basic.rs
+++ b/examples/nrf52840-edf/src/bin/basic.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 use core::sync::atomic::{compiler_fence, Ordering};
 
+use defmt::unwrap;
 use embassy_executor::raw::Deadline;
 use embassy_executor::Spawner;
 use embassy_time::{Duration, Instant, Timer};
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ async fn main(spawner: Spawner) {
 
     // Spawn all of our load workers!
     for i in 0..tasks {
-        spawner.must_spawn(load_task(i, work_time_ticks, time_window));
+        spawner.spawn(unwrap!(load_task(i, work_time_ticks, time_window)));
     }
 
     // Let all the tasks spin up