diff --git a/examples/application/Cargo.toml b/examples/application/Cargo.toml
index 9d9824d..9488e4d 100644
--- a/examples/application/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/application/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "application"
-version = "0.6.0"
+version = "0.7.0"
 workspace = "../"
 
 [dependencies]
-actix-web = "0.6"
+actix-web = "0.7"
diff --git a/examples/application/src/main.rs b/examples/application/src/main.rs
index 71edd49..726f857 100644
--- a/examples/application/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/application/src/main.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ mod vh;
 
 fn make_app() {
 // <make_app>
-fn index(req: HttpRequest) -> impl Responder {
+fn index(req: &HttpRequest) -> impl Responder {
     "Hello world!"
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/application/src/state.rs b/examples/application/src/state.rs
index 4462953..062006c 100644
--- a/examples/application/src/state.rs
+++ b/examples/application/src/state.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ struct AppState {
     counter: Cell<usize>,
 }
 
-fn index(req: HttpRequest<AppState>) -> String {
+fn index(req: &HttpRequest<AppState>) -> String {
     let count = req.state().counter.get() + 1; // <- get count
     req.state().counter.set(count); // <- store new count in state
 
diff --git a/examples/getting-started/Cargo.toml b/examples/getting-started/Cargo.toml
index 1a75d14..226c730 100644
--- a/examples/getting-started/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/getting-started/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "getting-started"
-version = "0.6.0"
+version = "0.7.0"
 workspace = "../"
 
 [dependencies]
-actix-web = "0.6"
+actix-web = "0.7"
diff --git a/examples/getting-started/src/main.rs b/examples/getting-started/src/main.rs
index a3e7e09..494bec4 100644
--- a/examples/getting-started/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/getting-started/src/main.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 extern crate actix_web;
 use actix_web::{server, App, HttpRequest};
 
-fn index(_req: HttpRequest) -> &'static str {
+fn index(_req: &HttpRequest) -> &'static str {
     "Hello world!"
 }
 // </setup>
diff --git a/examples/server/Cargo.toml b/examples/server/Cargo.toml
index 1d394c7..94e8f33 100644
--- a/examples/server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/server/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 [package]
 name = "server"
-version = "0.6.0"
+version = "0.7.0"
 workspace = "../"
 
 [dependencies]
-actix = "0.5"
-actix-web = { version="0.6", features=["alpn"] }
+actix = "0.7"
+actix-web = { version="0.7", features=["alpn"] }
 futures = "0.1"
 openssl = "0.10"
diff --git a/examples/server/src/ssl.rs b/examples/server/src/ssl.rs
index 63dfd83..2b58256 100644
--- a/examples/server/src/ssl.rs
+++ b/examples/server/src/ssl.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 use actix_web::{server, App, HttpRequest, Responder};
 use openssl::ssl::{SslAcceptor, SslFiletype, SslMethod};
 
-fn index(req: HttpRequest) -> impl Responder {
+fn index(req: &HttpRequest) -> impl Responder {
     "Welcome!"
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/url-dispatch/Cargo.toml b/examples/url-dispatch/Cargo.toml
index 19156e4..b6d081c 100644
--- a/examples/url-dispatch/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/url-dispatch/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 [package]
 name = "url-dispatch"
-version = "0.6.0"
+version = "0.7.0"
 workspace = "../"
 
 [dependencies]
-actix = "0.5"
-actix-web = "0.6"
+actix = "0.7"
+actix-web = "0.7"
 futures = "0.1"
 openssl = "0.10"
 serde = "1.0"
diff --git a/examples/url-dispatch/src/minfo.rs b/examples/url-dispatch/src/minfo.rs
index 911927a..2c05a57 100644
--- a/examples/url-dispatch/src/minfo.rs
+++ b/examples/url-dispatch/src/minfo.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // <minfo>
 use actix_web::{App, HttpRequest, Result};
 
-fn index(req: HttpRequest) -> Result<String> {
+fn index(req: &HttpRequest) -> Result<String> {
     let v1: u8 = req.match_info().query("v1")?;
     let v2: u8 = req.match_info().query("v2")?;
     Ok(format!("Values {} {}", v1, v2))
diff --git a/examples/url-dispatch/src/norm.rs b/examples/url-dispatch/src/norm.rs
index 4bbb00e..fcdbd50 100644
--- a/examples/url-dispatch/src/norm.rs
+++ b/examples/url-dispatch/src/norm.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ fn main() {
 // </norm>
 
 use actix_web::HttpRequest;
-fn index(req: HttpRequest) -> String {
+fn index(req: &HttpRequest) -> String {
     unimplemented!()
 }
diff --git a/examples/url-dispatch/src/norm2.rs b/examples/url-dispatch/src/norm2.rs
index d8b970d..7a4fb91 100644
--- a/examples/url-dispatch/src/norm2.rs
+++ b/examples/url-dispatch/src/norm2.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ fn main() {
 
 use actix_web::HttpRequest;
 
-fn index(req: HttpRequest) -> String {
+fn index(req: &HttpRequest) -> String {
     unimplemented!()
 }
diff --git a/examples/url-dispatch/src/pbuf.rs b/examples/url-dispatch/src/pbuf.rs
index 71c2b1d..b18ae35 100644
--- a/examples/url-dispatch/src/pbuf.rs
+++ b/examples/url-dispatch/src/pbuf.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 use actix_web::{http::Method, App, HttpRequest, Result};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
-fn index(req: HttpRequest) -> Result<String> {
+fn index(req: &HttpRequest) -> Result<String> {
     let path: PathBuf = req.match_info().query("tail")?;
     Ok(format!("Path {:?}", path))
 }
diff --git a/examples/url-dispatch/src/pred.rs b/examples/url-dispatch/src/pred.rs
index e5a873d..2fda5a5 100644
--- a/examples/url-dispatch/src/pred.rs
+++ b/examples/url-dispatch/src/pred.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 // <pred>
-use actix_web::{http, pred::Predicate, App, HttpMessage, HttpRequest, HttpResponse};
+use actix_web::{http, server::Request, pred::Predicate, App, HttpResponse};
 
 struct ContentTypeHeader;
 
 impl<S: 'static> Predicate<S> for ContentTypeHeader {
-    fn check(&self, req: &mut HttpRequest<S>) -> bool {
+    fn check(&self, req: &Request, state: &S) -> bool {
         req.headers().contains_key(http::header::CONTENT_TYPE)
     }
 }
diff --git a/examples/url-dispatch/src/prefix.rs b/examples/url-dispatch/src/prefix.rs
index 94e5543..8b3985d 100644
--- a/examples/url-dispatch/src/prefix.rs
+++ b/examples/url-dispatch/src/prefix.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use actix_web::{App, HttpRequest, HttpResponse};
 
 // <prefix>
-fn show_users(req: HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse {
+fn show_users(req: &HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse {
     unimplemented!()
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/url-dispatch/src/resource.rs b/examples/url-dispatch/src/resource.rs
index e997fc7..aebfebd 100644
--- a/examples/url-dispatch/src/resource.rs
+++ b/examples/url-dispatch/src/resource.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // <resource>
 use actix_web::{http::Method, App, HttpRequest, HttpResponse};
 
-fn index(req: HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse {
+fn index(req: &HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse {
     unimplemented!()
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/url-dispatch/src/scope.rs b/examples/url-dispatch/src/scope.rs
index 42dd8a4..8c8f5bd 100644
--- a/examples/url-dispatch/src/scope.rs
+++ b/examples/url-dispatch/src/scope.rs
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 #![allow(dead_code)]
 use actix_web::{http::Method, App, HttpRequest};
 
-fn get_projects(_: HttpRequest) -> String {
+fn get_projects(_: &HttpRequest) -> String {
     unimplemented!()
 }
-fn create_project(_: HttpRequest) -> String {
+fn create_project(_: &HttpRequest) -> String {
     unimplemented!()
 }
 fn update_project(_: HttpRequest) -> String {
     unimplemented!()
 }
-fn delete_project(_: HttpRequest) -> String {
+fn delete_project(_: &HttpRequest) -> String {
     unimplemented!()
 }
-fn get_tasks(_: HttpRequest) -> String {
+fn get_tasks(_: &HttpRequest) -> String {
     unimplemented!()
 }
-fn create_task(_: HttpRequest) -> String {
+fn create_task(_: &HttpRequest) -> String {
     unimplemented!()
 }
 fn update_task(_: HttpRequest) -> String {
diff --git a/examples/url-dispatch/src/url_ext.rs b/examples/url-dispatch/src/url_ext.rs
index b8aaa11..f02f14f 100644
--- a/examples/url-dispatch/src/url_ext.rs
+++ b/examples/url-dispatch/src/url_ext.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // <ext>
 use actix_web::{App, Error, HttpRequest, HttpResponse};
 
-fn index(mut req: HttpRequest) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
+fn index(req: &HttpRequest) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
     let url = req.url_for("youtube", &["oHg5SJYRHA0"])?;
     assert_eq!(url.as_str(), "https://youtube.com/watch/oHg5SJYRHA0");
     Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().into())