diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 98114eaaee..1b76c74106 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     "ipfs-api": "^3.0.2",
     "ipfs-block": "^0.3.0",
     "ipfs-block-service": "^0.4.0",
-    "ipfs-merkle-dag": "^0.5.0",
+    "ipfs-merkle-dag": "^0.5.1",
     "ipfs-multipart": "^0.1.0",
     "ipfs-repo": "^0.8.0",
     "ipfs-unixfs-engine": "^0.6.1",