diff --git a/packages/datastore/package.json b/packages/datastore/package.json
index 42638e0b64d..9ce863ca65e 100644
--- a/packages/datastore/package.json
+++ b/packages/datastore/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "fake-indexeddb": "3.0.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aws-amplify/api": "^2.2.0",
+    "@aws-amplify/api": "^3.1.0",
     "@aws-amplify/core": "^2.2.6",
     "@aws-amplify/pubsub": "^2.1.8",
     "idb": "4.0.4",