diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 58a947afbf..2b71f89a71 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     "detect-node": "^2.0.3",
     "glob": "^7.0.6",
     "hapi": "^15.0.3",
-    "ipfs-api": "^8.0.4",
+    "ipfs-api": "^9.0.0",
     "ipfs-bitswap": "^0.7.0",
     "ipfs-block": "^0.3.0",
     "ipfs-block-service": "^0.5.0",