diff --git a/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences/CHANGELOG.md
index 8566cccd410..9980dfecb6d 100644
--- a/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 2.5.2
+
+* Fixes `setState` returning `Future` on `example/main.dart` error in example code.
+
 ## 2.5.1
 
 * Exposes `SharedPreferencesOptions`.
diff --git a/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences/example/lib/main.dart b/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences/example/lib/main.dart
index f48d8de24fc..48624fba469 100644
--- a/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences/example/lib/main.dart
+++ b/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences/example/lib/main.dart
@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@ class SharedPreferencesDemoState extends State<SharedPreferencesDemo> {
   /// or via some native system.
   Future<void> _getExternalCounter() async {
     final SharedPreferencesAsync prefs = SharedPreferencesAsync();
-    setState(() async {
-      _externalCounter = (await prefs.getInt('externalCounter')) ?? 0;
+    final int externalCounter = (await prefs.getInt('externalCounter')) ?? 0;
+    setState(() {
+      _externalCounter = externalCounter;
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences/pubspec.yaml b/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences/pubspec.yaml
index 273e097229b..6d6a20f725f 100644
--- a/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences/pubspec.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description: Flutter plugin for reading and writing simple key-value pairs.
   Wraps NSUserDefaults on iOS and SharedPreferences on Android.
 repository: https://github.com/flutter/packages/tree/main/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22p%3A+shared_preferences%22
-version: 2.5.1
+version: 2.5.2
 
 environment:
   sdk: ^3.5.0