diff --git a/examples/anvil/Cargo.toml b/examples/anvil/Cargo.toml
index 3d8b09711..26120922f 100644
--- a/examples/anvil/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/anvil/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ edition.workspace = true
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 ethers.workspace = true
-tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["macros"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 eyre.workspace = true
diff --git a/examples/contracts/Cargo.toml b/examples/contracts/Cargo.toml
index 6db332111..4246eb7e5 100644
--- a/examples/contracts/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/contracts/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ legacy = ["ethers/legacy"]
 [dev-dependencies]
 ethers = { workspace = true, features = ["abigen", "rustls", "ws", "ethers-solc"] }
 
-tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["macros"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 
 serde.workspace = true
 serde_json.workspace = true
diff --git a/examples/events/Cargo.toml b/examples/events/Cargo.toml
index 8dbaea5a4..6c3fb842b 100644
--- a/examples/events/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/events/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ edition.workspace = true
 [dev-dependencies]
 ethers = { workspace = true, features = ["rustls"] }
 
-tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["macros"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 
 serde.workspace = true
 serde_json.workspace = true
diff --git a/examples/geth/Cargo.toml b/examples/geth/Cargo.toml
index eef9e3a19..c552a4133 100644
--- a/examples/geth/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/geth/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ edition.workspace = true
 [dev-dependencies]
 ethers.workspace = true
 
-tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["macros"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 
 serde.workspace = true
 serde_json.workspace = true
diff --git a/examples/middleware/Cargo.toml b/examples/middleware/Cargo.toml
index 924a0162f..6ca79c644 100644
--- a/examples/middleware/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/middleware/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ edition.workspace = true
 ethers = { workspace = true, features = ["rustls"] }
 serde.workspace = true
 serde_json.workspace = true
-tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["macros"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 async-trait.workspace = true
 thiserror.workspace = true
 eyre.workspace = true
diff --git a/examples/providers/Cargo.toml b/examples/providers/Cargo.toml
index 3a5b37cb0..2f65de885 100644
--- a/examples/providers/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/providers/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ edition.workspace = true
 [dev-dependencies]
 ethers = { workspace = true, features = ["abigen", "ipc", "rustls", "ws"] }
 
-tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["macros"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 async-trait.workspace = true
 reqwest.workspace = true
 url.workspace = true
diff --git a/examples/queries/Cargo.toml b/examples/queries/Cargo.toml
index 315de0e9b..ff6785315 100644
--- a/examples/queries/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/queries/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ edition.workspace = true
 [dev-dependencies]
 ethers = { workspace = true, features = ["abigen", "ws", "rustls"] }
 
-tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["macros"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 
 serde.workspace = true
 serde_json.workspace = true
diff --git a/examples/subscriptions/Cargo.toml b/examples/subscriptions/Cargo.toml
index 0d6d276ad..a6a51cf73 100644
--- a/examples/subscriptions/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/subscriptions/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ edition.workspace = true
 [dev-dependencies]
 ethers = { workspace = true, features = ["abigen", "ws", "rustls"] }
 
-tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["macros"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 
 serde.workspace = true
 serde_json.workspace = true
diff --git a/examples/transactions/Cargo.toml b/examples/transactions/Cargo.toml
index ad065bafb..cb7f78eee 100644
--- a/examples/transactions/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/transactions/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ rust-version.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-ethers = { workspace = true, features = ["abigen", "ws", "rustls"] }
+ethers = { workspace = true, features = ["abigen", "ws", "rustls", "ethers-solc"] }
 
-tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["macros"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 
 serde.workspace = true
 serde_json.workspace = true
diff --git a/examples/wallets/Cargo.toml b/examples/wallets/Cargo.toml
index 8c82e345b..7667e8401 100644
--- a/examples/wallets/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/wallets/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ yubi = ["ethers/yubi"]
 [dev-dependencies]
 ethers = { workspace = true, features = ["abigen", "ws", "rustls"] }
 
-tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["macros"] }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 
 serde.workspace = true
 serde_json.workspace = true