diff --git a/hermes/Cargo.toml b/hermes/Cargo.toml
index 274882983..06d7e24df 100644
--- a/hermes/Cargo.toml
+++ b/hermes/Cargo.toml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ ed25519-dalek = "2.1.1"
 x509-cert = "0.2.5"
 coset = "0.3.7"
 libipld = "0.16.0"
-rust-ipfs = "0.11.21"
+rust-ipfs = "0.12.0"
 rustyline-async = "0.4.2"
 dirs = "5.0.1"
 lipsum = "0.9.1"