diff --git a/packages/ipfs/package.json b/packages/ipfs/package.json
index ed92890aba..8d0b866674 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "debug": "^4.1.1",
     "ipfs-cli": "^0.8.0",
-    "ipfs-core": "^0.10.0",
+    "ipfs-core": "^0.18.1",
     "semver": "^7.3.2",
     "update-notifier": "^5.0.0"
   },