diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f95535e..b68068f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "aegir": "^20.0.0",
     "chai": "^4.2.0",
-    "ipfs-http-client": "^40.2.0",
+    "ipfs-http-client": "^42.0.0",
     "request": "^2.88.0"
   },
   "engines": {