diff --git a/examples/simple-counter/.wrangler/state/v3/do/itty-durable-simple-counter-Counter/d40e9dba971cfb1783256627c4159679eb852b950de2f31e6323d02d8e9434d6.sqlite b/examples/simple-counter/.wrangler/state/v3/do/itty-durable-simple-counter-Counter/d40e9dba971cfb1783256627c4159679eb852b950de2f31e6323d02d8e9434d6.sqlite
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diff --git a/examples/simple-counter/package.json b/examples/simple-counter/package.json
index 457a203..47e231b 100644
--- a/examples/simple-counter/package.json
+++ b/examples/simple-counter/package.json
@@ -6,12 +6,7 @@
   "scripts": {},
   "author": "Kevin Whitley <krwhitley@gmail.com>",
   "license": "MIT",
-  "devDependencies": {
-    "esbuild": "^0.11.11",
-    "prettier": "^2.2.1"
-  },
   "dependencies": {
-    "itty-router": "^2.5.0",
-    "itty-router-extras": "^0.4.2"
+    "itty-router": "^5.0.4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/simple-counter/src/Counter.js b/examples/simple-counter/src/Counter.js
index d9d1707..572168b 100644
--- a/examples/simple-counter/src/Counter.js
+++ b/examples/simple-counter/src/Counter.js
@@ -6,27 +6,7 @@ export class Counter extends createDurable({ autoReturn: true, autoPersist: true
     this.counter = 0
   }
 
-  getId() {
-    return this.state.id.toString()
-  }
-
-  getState() {
-    return this.state
-  }
-
   increment() {
     this.counter++
   }
-
-  set(prop, value) {
-    this[prop] = value
-  }
-
-  onLoad() {
-    this.loaded = true
-  }
-
-  add(a, b) {
-    return Number(a) + Number(b)
-  }
 }
diff --git a/examples/simple-counter/src/index.js b/examples/simple-counter/src/index.js
index 0df2bf4..7e7403f 100644
--- a/examples/simple-counter/src/index.js
+++ b/examples/simple-counter/src/index.js
@@ -1,59 +1,27 @@
 import {
   error,
   json,
-  missing,
   StatusError,
   text,
-  ThrowableRouter,
+  AutoRouter,
   withParams,
-} from 'itty-router-extras'
+} from 'itty-router'
 import { withDurables } from '../../../src' // from 'itty-durable'
 
 // export durable object class, per spec
 export { Counter } from './Counter'
 
 // create a basic router
-const router = ThrowableRouter({ base: '/' })
+const router = AutoRouter({
+  before: [withDurables()],
+})
 
 router
-  // add upstream middleware
-  .get('*', withDurables())
-
-  // get get the durable itself... returns JSON Response, so no need to wrap
-  .get('/', ({ Counter }) => Counter.get('test').toJSON())
-
-  // example route with multiple calls to DO
-  .get('/do-stuff',
-    async ({ Counter }) => {
-      const counter = Counter.get('test')
-
-      // then we fire some methods on the durable... these could all be done separately.
-      await Promise.all([
-        counter.increment(),
-        counter.increment(),
-        counter.increment(),
-      ])
-
-      // all instance calls return a promise to a JSON-formatted Response
-      // unless withDurables({ parse: true }) is used
-      return counter.toJSON()
-    }
-  )
-
-  // will pass on requests to the durable... (e.g. /add/3/4 => 7)
-  .get('/:action/:a?/:b?', withParams,
-    ({ Counter, action, a, b }) => Counter.get('test')[action](a, b)
-  )
-
-  .get('*', request => text(request.url))
-
-  // all else gets a 404
-  .all('*', () => missing('Are you sure about that?'))
+  .get('/counter/:name', ({ Counter, name }) => Counter.get(name).toJSON())
+  .get('/counter/:name/increment', ({ Counter, name }) => Counter.get(name).increment())
 
 // CF ES6 module syntax
-export default {
-  fetch: router.handle
-}
+export default { ...router }
 
 /*
 
diff --git a/examples/simple-counter/yarn.lock b/examples/simple-counter/yarn.lock
index 3498220..ddfdaf5 100644
--- a/examples/simple-counter/yarn.lock
+++ b/examples/simple-counter/yarn.lock
@@ -2,30 +2,7 @@
 # yarn lockfile v1
 
 
-esbuild@^0.11.11:
-  version "0.11.23"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/esbuild/-/esbuild-0.11.23.tgz#c42534f632e165120671d64db67883634333b4b8"
-  integrity sha512-iaiZZ9vUF5wJV8ob1tl+5aJTrwDczlvGP0JoMmnpC2B0ppiMCu8n8gmy5ZTGl5bcG081XBVn+U+jP+mPFm5T5Q==
-
-itty-durable@=0.4.0-next.1:
-  version "0.4.0-next.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/itty-durable/-/itty-durable-0.4.0-next.1.tgz#d122e1495dfccd167271864040e093be4d7d9a3a"
-  integrity sha512-ht/nNokztjKoUsQQoxVdlSDRZRPOIqfQgSmzpaNmtUfxTGQZkYdwYqoq18YhEJGkoC0OIMpz/dwEophfcBv4SA==
-  dependencies:
-    itty-router "^2.6.1"
-    itty-router-extras "^0.4.2"
-
-itty-router-extras@^0.4.2:
-  version "0.4.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/itty-router-extras/-/itty-router-extras-0.4.2.tgz#e46891ebea63f09ada74603649d8a6c4ce0c5df7"
-  integrity sha512-ppHaBzcTXs7idFSDISehG+8kif2/4aqLCfyY/Y/uIZv79sfEfNmTq9G+rDeqblun/VZRBiXZD8ztYmMS8EOsKw==
-
-itty-router@^2.5.0, itty-router@^2.6.1:
-  version "2.6.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/itty-router/-/itty-router-2.6.1.tgz#eecb59fa25b5f6f519276cc5bcaaa1cb341d5fee"
-  integrity sha512-l9gxWe5TOLUESYnBn85Jxd6tIZLWdRX5YKkHIBfSgbNQ7UFPNUGuWihRV+LlEbfJJIzgLmhwAbaWRi5yWJm8kg==
-
-prettier@^2.2.1:
-  version "2.7.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/prettier/-/prettier-2.7.1.tgz#e235806850d057f97bb08368a4f7d899f7760c64"
-  integrity sha512-ujppO+MkdPqoVINuDFDRLClm7D78qbDt0/NR+wp5FqEZOoTNAjPHWj17QRhu7geIHJfcNhRk1XVQmF8Bp3ye+g==
+itty-router@^5.0.4:
+  version "5.0.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/itty-router/-/itty-router-5.0.4.tgz#d9e9397b43a1d11f3ea6c5af8abbf44d948fc382"
+  integrity sha512-5YptFbHqxpnYnKitKPA5pfleq2HufZGcM/xWRSa4arMHdCLfiuJ276vQD3NGOuFPJEFqNlgKtgn9BKIMuImsjQ==
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f800b00..e4bbdbb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
     "eslint": "^8.41.0",
     "eslint-plugin-jest": "^27.2.1",
     "isomorphic-fetch": "^3.0.0",
-    "itty-router": "^4.0.9",
     "jsdom": "^22.1.0",
     "rimraf": "^5.0.1",
     "typescript": "^5.0.4",
@@ -45,6 +44,6 @@
     "yarn-release": "^1.10.5"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "itty-router": "^4.0.9"
+    "itty-router": "^5.0.4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/itty-durable.js b/src/itty-durable.js
index 47b257c..d5441be 100644
--- a/src/itty-durable.js
+++ b/src/itty-durable.js
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ export const createDurable = (options = {}) => {
 
       // we pass off the request to the internal router
       const response = await this.state.router
-                                      .handle(request, ...args)
+                                      .fetch(request, ...args)
                                       .catch(onError)
 
       // if persistOnChange is true, we persist on every response
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 2ef8d70..b3598ac 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1714,10 +1714,10 @@ istanbul-reports@^3.1.4:
     html-escaper "^2.0.0"
     istanbul-lib-report "^3.0.0"
 
-itty-router@^4.0.9:
-  version "4.0.9"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/itty-router/-/itty-router-4.0.9.tgz#d725ff3868ef104ddf33cd5484804e43345f8ff0"
-  integrity sha512-al8PIAJEWuWZcg4iwLcLiF7R9njsIQxrT27ik2Vfp1Mi5CBEVr1BDKbA1xpOyqkRbj9cCBQiTRpLIKnNO2YKlQ==
+itty-router@^5.0.4:
+  version "5.0.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/itty-router/-/itty-router-5.0.4.tgz#d9e9397b43a1d11f3ea6c5af8abbf44d948fc382"
+  integrity sha512-5YptFbHqxpnYnKitKPA5pfleq2HufZGcM/xWRSa4arMHdCLfiuJ276vQD3NGOuFPJEFqNlgKtgn9BKIMuImsjQ==
 
 jackspeak@^2.0.3:
   version "2.2.1"