diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0ebcdcc6..3a9d89b6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     "codecs": "^2.2.0",
     "compact-encoding": "^2.5.0",
     "crc32-universal": "^1.0.1",
+    "events": "^3.3.0",
     "flat-tree": "^1.9.0",
     "hypercore-crypto": "^3.0.0",
     "is-options": "^1.0.1",