diff --git a/packages/ipfs-core/package.json b/packages/ipfs-core/package.json
index df97b8745d..d2575c3476 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-core/package.json
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
     "@types/rimraf": "^3.0.1",
     "aegir": "^34.0.2",
     "delay": "^5.0.0",
-    "go-ipfs": "0.9.1",
+    "go-ipfs": "0.8.0",
     "interface-blockstore-tests": "^1.0.0",
     "interface-ipfs-core": "^0.148.0",
     "ipfsd-ctl": "^10.0.3",
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-http-client/package.json b/packages/ipfs-http-client/package.json
index a3c43ebe18..1a707172b0 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-http-client/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-http-client/package.json
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "aegir": "^34.0.2",
     "delay": "^5.0.0",
-    "go-ipfs": "0.9.1",
+    "go-ipfs": "0.8.0",
     "ipfsd-ctl": "^10.0.3",
     "it-all": "^1.0.4",
     "it-first": "^1.0.4",
diff --git a/packages/ipfs/package.json b/packages/ipfs/package.json
index 8730f65c15..b61553ccf7 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs/package.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     "assert": "^2.0.0",
     "cross-env": "^7.0.0",
     "electron-webrtc": "^0.3.0",
-    "go-ipfs": "0.9.1",
+    "go-ipfs": "0.8.0",
     "interface-ipfs-core": "^0.148.0",
     "ipfs-client": "^0.5.1",
     "ipfs-core-types": "^0.6.1",