diff --git a/packages/ipfs-message-port-client/package.json b/packages/ipfs-message-port-client/package.json
index 183b3bdcdd..d5fd12017b 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-message-port-client/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-message-port-client/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "cids": "^1.1.6",
     "ipfs-core-types": "^0.5.2",
     "ipfs-message-port-protocol": "^0.7.3",
-    "ipfs-unixfs": "^4.0.3"
+    "ipfs-unixfs": "^7.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "aegir": "^33.0.0",