diff --git a/examples/get-started/blink/main/idf_component.yml b/examples/get-started/blink/main/idf_component.yml
index 8723a2e11a..d57b77d2fd 100644
--- a/examples/get-started/blink/main/idf_component.yml
+++ b/examples/get-started/blink/main/idf_component.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 dependencies:
-  espressif/led_strip: "^2.4.1"
+  espressif/led_strip: "^3.0.0"
diff --git a/examples/get-started/blink/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32s3 b/examples/get-started/blink/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32s3
index 5ac9d30b41..f97c4bac16 100644
--- a/examples/get-started/blink/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32s3
+++ b/examples/get-started/blink/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32s3
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
 CONFIG_BLINK_LED_STRIP=y
-CONFIG_BLINK_GPIO=48
+#
+# Please Note:
+# ESP32-S3-DevKitC v1.1 uses GPIO38 for the on-board LED
+# ESP32-S3-DevKitC v1.0 uses GPIO48 for the on-board LED
+#
+CONFIG_BLINK_GPIO=38