diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 46b5b07d..0c13277e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "debug": "^2.2.0",
     "ipfs-merkle-dag": "^0.5.0",
     "ipfs-unixfs": "^0.1.0",
-    "readable-stream": "^1.1.13",
+    "readable-stream": "^2.1.4",
     "through2": "^2.0.0"
   },
   "contributors": [