diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dd701d31..31fdcb9f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     "bs58": "^3.0.0",
     "debug": "^2.2.0",
     "field-trip": "0.0.3",
-    "ipfs-merkle-dag": "^0.5.0",
+    "ipfs-merkle-dag": "^0.6.1",
     "ipfs-unixfs": "^0.1.0",
     "is-ipfs": "^0.2.0",
     "isstream": "^0.1.2",