diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ab8d93abaa..dc6ca89b63 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
     "ipfs-unixfs": "~0.1.16",
     "ipfs-unixfs-exporter": "^0.38.0",
     "ipfs-unixfs-importer": "^0.40.0",
-    "ipfs-utils": "~0.4.0",
+    "ipfs-utils": "~0.5.0",
     "ipld": "~0.25.0",
     "ipld-bitcoin": "~0.3.0",
     "ipld-dag-cbor": "~0.15.0",