diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ec31c57acb..f22b813c65 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     "fs-blob-store": "^5.2.1",
     "glob": "^7.0.3",
     "hapi": "^13.3.0",
-    "ipfs-api": "^3.0.2",
+    "ipfs-api": "^4.0.1",
     "ipfs-bitswap": "^0.2.0",
     "ipfs-block": "^0.3.0",
     "ipfs-block-service": "^0.4.0",