diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/package.json b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/package.json
index fde5b2c526..819cf5f138 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/package.json
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     "it-pushable": "^1.4.2",
     "it-tar": "^4.0.0",
     "it-to-buffer": "^2.0.0",
-    "libp2p-crypto": "^0.19.6",
+    "libp2p-crypto": "^0.19.7",
     "libp2p-websockets": "^0.16.1",
     "multiaddr": "^10.0.0",
     "multiformats": "^9.4.1",
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     "peer-id": "^0.15.1",
     "readable-stream": "^3.4.0",
     "sinon": "^11.1.1",
-    "uint8arrays": "^2.1.6"
+    "uint8arrays": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "contributors": [
     "Alan Shaw <alan.shaw@protocol.ai>",
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/add-all.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/add-all.js
index a992f89d69..48cba70ee1 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/add-all.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/add-all.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const { supportsFileReader } = require('ipfs-utils/src/supports')
 const globSource = require('ipfs-utils/src/files/glob-source')
 const { isNode } = require('ipfs-utils/src/env')
 const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('./utils/mocha')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const bufferStream = require('it-buffer-stream')
 const raw = require('multiformats/codecs/raw')
 const dagPb = require('@ipld/dag-pb')
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/add.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/add.js
index 8d94ded8ff..7cc50be8af 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/add.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/add.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const { isNode } = require('ipfs-utils/src/env')
 const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('./utils/mocha')
 const echoUrl = (/** @type {string} */ text) => `${process.env.ECHO_SERVER}/download?data=${encodeURIComponent(text)}`
 const redirectUrl = (/** @type {string} */ url) => `${process.env.ECHO_SERVER}/redirect?to=${encodeURI(url)}`
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const last = require('it-last')
 const raw = require('multiformats/codecs/raw')
 const dagPb = require('@ipld/dag-pb')
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/bitswap/transfer.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/bitswap/transfer.js
index 761a664cc8..944c81003c 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/bitswap/transfer.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/bitswap/transfer.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const { isWebWorker } = require('ipfs-utils/src/env')
 const { randomBytes } = require('iso-random-stream')
 const concat = require('it-concat')
 const { nanoid } = require('nanoid')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const pmap = require('p-map')
 const getIpfsOptions = require('../utils/ipfs-options-websockets-filter-all')
 
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/block/get.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/block/get.js
index fdb61150f2..3acb2f1007 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/block/get.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/block/get.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const { identity } = require('multiformats/hashes/identity')
 const { CID } = require('multiformats/cid')
 const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('../utils/mocha')
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/block/put.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/block/put.js
index e1767b4671..f8a755c19b 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/block/put.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/block/put.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const { base58btc } = require('multiformats/bases/base58')
 const { CID } = require('multiformats/cid')
 const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('../utils/mocha')
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/block/rm.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/block/rm.js
index 73671c944b..fb8ebbfceb 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/block/rm.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/block/rm.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('../utils/mocha')
 const { nanoid } = require('nanoid')
 const all = require('it-all')
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/block/stat.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/block/stat.js
index 01494308ae..ad4b4f552a 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/block/stat.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/block/stat.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const { CID } = require('multiformats/cid')
 const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('../utils/mocha')
 const testTimeout = require('../utils/test-timeout')
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/cat.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/cat.js
index b5b0880b8f..586e10ba01 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/cat.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/cat.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
-const uint8ArrayToString = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
-const uint8ArrayConcat = require('uint8arrays/concat')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { toString: uint8ArrayToString } = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
+const { concat: uint8ArrayConcat } = require('uint8arrays/concat')
 const { fixtures } = require('./utils')
 const { CID } = require('multiformats/cid')
 const all = require('it-all')
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/config/set.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/config/set.js
index 03ad0ba9f4..f3dc51ca00 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/config/set.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/config/set.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('../utils/mocha')
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dag/export.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dag/export.js
index 7a701f4d0a..4daad685d4 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dag/export.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dag/export.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 const all = require('it-all')
 const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('../utils/mocha')
 const { CarReader } = require('@ipld/car')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const dagPb = require('@ipld/dag-pb')
 const dagCbor = require('@ipld/dag-cbor')
 const loadFixture = require('aegir/utils/fixtures')
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dag/get.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dag/get.js
index 248aa4f992..9c9731f70f 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dag/get.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dag/get.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const dagPB = require('@ipld/dag-pb')
 const dagCBOR = require('@ipld/dag-cbor')
 const { importer } = require('ipfs-unixfs-importer')
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dag/import.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dag/import.js
index 1187d17c01..b1abbede61 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dag/import.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dag/import.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const { sha256 } = require('multiformats/hashes/sha2')
 const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('../utils/mocha')
 const { CarWriter, CarReader } = require('@ipld/car')
 const raw = require('multiformats/codecs/raw')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const loadFixture = require('aegir/utils/fixtures')
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dag/put.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dag/put.js
index da8c819024..8e825dc98d 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dag/put.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dag/put.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const dagCbor = require('@ipld/dag-cbor')
 const { CID } = require('multiformats/cid')
 const { sha256, sha512 } = require('multiformats/hashes/sha2')
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dag/resolve.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dag/resolve.js
index 89af36306e..e823c8386e 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dag/resolve.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dag/resolve.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 const dagPB = require('@ipld/dag-pb')
 const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('../utils/mocha')
 const testTimeout = require('../utils/test-timeout')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 
 /**
  * @typedef {import('ipfsd-ctl').Factory} Factory
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dht/disabled.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dht/disabled.js
index 06c461553c..06d1838a5c 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dht/disabled.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dht/disabled.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('../utils/mocha')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 
 /**
  * @typedef {import('ipfsd-ctl').Factory} Factory
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dht/get.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dht/get.js
index 6489a9c263..aa14a90337 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dht/get.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dht/get.js
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('../utils/mocha')
 const testTimeout = require('../utils/test-timeout')
-const uint8ArrayToString = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { toString: uint8ArrayToString } = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
 
 /**
  * @typedef {import('ipfsd-ctl').Factory} Factory
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dht/provide.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dht/provide.js
index 72373d2fb4..4cb2bfaf66 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dht/provide.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dht/provide.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const { CID } = require('multiformats/cid')
 const all = require('it-all')
 const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('../utils/mocha')
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dht/put.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dht/put.js
index 4120ed0120..016e49f04b 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dht/put.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dht/put.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('../utils/mocha')
 const all = require('it-all')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 
 /**
  * @typedef {import('ipfsd-ctl').Factory} Factory
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dht/utils.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dht/utils.js
index 2f2339da8f..f397e7ca89 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dht/utils.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/dht/utils.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const { CID } = require('multiformats/cid')
 const { sha256 } = require('multiformats/hashes/sha2')
 
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/files/chmod.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/files/chmod.js
index f52e8dec59..3d71aec542 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/files/chmod.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/files/chmod.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const { nanoid } = require('nanoid')
 const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('../utils/mocha')
 const isShardAtPath = require('../utils/is-shard-at-path')
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/files/cp.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/files/cp.js
index 8ef63feaa4..a4bd5c77b2 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/files/cp.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/files/cp.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
-const uint8ArrayConcat = require('uint8arrays/concat')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { concat: uint8ArrayConcat } = require('uint8arrays/concat')
 const { nanoid } = require('nanoid')
 const all = require('it-all')
 const { fixtures } = require('../utils')
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/files/ls.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/files/ls.js
index cc7a64a84c..d6993701d8 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/files/ls.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/files/ls.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('../utils/mocha')
 const { CID } = require('multiformats/cid')
 const createShardedDirectory = require('../utils/create-sharded-directory')
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/files/mv.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/files/mv.js
index cf60afecc1..0e78f27c18 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/files/mv.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/files/mv.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
-const uint8ArrayConcat = require('uint8arrays/concat')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { concat: uint8ArrayConcat } = require('uint8arrays/concat')
 const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('../utils/mocha')
 const createShardedDirectory = require('../utils/create-sharded-directory')
 const { randomBytes } = require('iso-random-stream')
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/files/read.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/files/read.js
index 9c1a8c8b90..d40c323306 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/files/read.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/files/read.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayConcat = require('uint8arrays/concat')
+const { concat: uint8ArrayConcat } = require('uint8arrays/concat')
 const drain = require('it-drain')
 const all = require('it-all')
 const { fixtures } = require('../utils')
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/files/stat.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/files/stat.js
index 327624fa1d..9b8fe8c5b5 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/files/stat.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/files/stat.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const { nanoid } = require('nanoid')
 const { fixtures } = require('../utils')
 const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('../utils/mocha')
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/files/touch.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/files/touch.js
index 816a733949..219700a82f 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/files/touch.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/files/touch.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
-const uint8ArrayConcat = require('uint8arrays/concat')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { concat: uint8ArrayConcat } = require('uint8arrays/concat')
 const { nanoid } = require('nanoid')
 const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('../utils/mocha')
 const delay = require('delay')
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/files/write.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/files/write.js
index fd31c9a200..90222949ee 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/files/write.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/files/write.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
-const uint8ArrayConcat = require('uint8arrays/concat')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { concat: uint8ArrayConcat } = require('uint8arrays/concat')
 const { nanoid } = require('nanoid')
 const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('../utils/mocha')
 const { isNode } = require('ipfs-utils/src/env')
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/get.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/get.js
index 678d020597..53aa8b3593 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/get.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/get.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
-const uint8ArrayToString = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
-const uint8ArrayConcat = require('uint8arrays/concat')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { toString: uint8ArrayToString } = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
+const { concat: uint8ArrayConcat } = require('uint8arrays/concat')
 const { fixtures } = require('./utils')
 const { CID } = require('multiformats/cid')
 const all = require('it-all')
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/miscellaneous/resolve.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/miscellaneous/resolve.js
index ce4368fa09..cb05c49931 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/miscellaneous/resolve.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/miscellaneous/resolve.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const isIpfs = require('is-ipfs')
 const { nanoid } = require('nanoid')
 const { base64url } = require('multiformats/bases/base64')
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/name-pubsub/pubsub.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/name-pubsub/pubsub.js
index e4395bd444..0416d82ba3 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/name-pubsub/pubsub.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/name-pubsub/pubsub.js
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ const ipns = require('ipns')
 const delay = require('delay')
 const last = require('it-last')
 const waitFor = require('../utils/wait-for')
-const uint8ArrayToString = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { toString: uint8ArrayToString } = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
 
 const namespace = '/record/'
 const ipfsRef = '/ipfs/QmPFVLPmp9zv5Z5KUqLhe2EivAGccQW2r7M7jhVJGLZoZU'
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/name/publish.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/name/publish.js
index a87ab3c7e7..27b808b038 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/name/publish.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/name/publish.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const { nanoid } = require('nanoid')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const { fixture } = require('./utils')
 const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('../utils/mocha')
 const last = require('it-last')
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/name/resolve.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/name/resolve.js
index e459894851..309c1aa09b 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/name/resolve.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/name/resolve.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('../utils/mocha')
 const delay = require('delay')
 const PeerId = require('peer-id')
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/name/utils.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/name/utils.js
index 046065657d..3e1cd3b827 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/name/utils.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/name/utils.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 'use strict'
 
-const fromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 
 exports.fixture = Object.freeze({
   cid: 'Qma4hjFTnCasJ8PVp3mZbZK5g2vGDT4LByLJ7m8ciyRFZP',
-  data: fromString('Plz add me!\n')
+  data: uint8ArrayFromString('Plz add me!\n')
 })
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/data.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/data.js
index 6036a4f065..02896a6f96 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/data.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/data.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 const { nanoid } = require('nanoid')
 const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('../utils/mocha')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 
 /**
  * @typedef {import('ipfsd-ctl').Factory} Factory
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/get.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/get.js
index 9e23b06072..fd5249854d 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/get.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/get.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const { nanoid } = require('nanoid')
 const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('../utils/mocha')
 const { UnixFS } = require('ipfs-unixfs')
 const { randomBytes } = require('iso-random-stream')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const { CID } = require('multiformats/cid')
 const { sha256 } = require('multiformats/hashes/sha2')
 
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/links.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/links.js
index 313fcf7e8b..e628dcd5e7 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/links.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/links.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const dagPB = require('@ipld/dag-pb')
 const { nanoid } = require('nanoid')
 const { CID } = require('multiformats/cid')
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/patch/add-link.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/patch/add-link.js
index 8f162ca63f..43dcea36b3 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/patch/add-link.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/patch/add-link.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const dagPB = require('@ipld/dag-pb')
 const { CID } = require('multiformats/cid')
 const { sha256 } = require('multiformats/hashes/sha2')
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/patch/append-data.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/patch/append-data.js
index 4626de1604..752018ce11 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/patch/append-data.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/patch/append-data.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('../../utils/mocha')
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/patch/rm-link.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/patch/rm-link.js
index e5e384f06d..e0e8ee8559 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/patch/rm-link.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/patch/rm-link.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const dagPB = require('@ipld/dag-pb')
 const { CID } = require('multiformats/cid')
 const { sha256 } = require('multiformats/hashes/sha2')
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/patch/set-data.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/patch/set-data.js
index fa61057b8a..0003d4a0f6 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/patch/set-data.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/patch/set-data.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('../../utils/mocha')
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/put.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/put.js
index 095a395295..9f413c2aa8 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/put.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/put.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const dagPB = require('@ipld/dag-pb')
 const { nanoid } = require('nanoid')
 const { CID } = require('multiformats/cid')
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/stat.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/stat.js
index 2f6bca03cd..0aa59a773d 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/stat.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/object/stat.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const dagPB = require('@ipld/dag-pb')
 const { nanoid } = require('nanoid')
 const { CID } = require('multiformats/cid')
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/pin/add.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/pin/add.js
index a7608abf08..6a2a1be521 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/pin/add.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/pin/add.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const { fixtures, clearPins, expectPinned, expectNotPinned, pinTypes } = require('./utils')
 const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('../utils/mocha')
 const all = require('it-all')
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/pin/utils.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/pin/utils.js
index 524a704944..69788bb17f 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/pin/utils.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/pin/utils.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const { expect } = require('../utils/mocha')
 const loadFixture = require('aegir/utils/fixtures')
 const { CID } = require('multiformats/cid')
 const drain = require('it-drain')
-const fromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const first = require('it-first')
 
 const pinTypes = {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const fixtures = Object.freeze({
     })])
   }),
   files: Object.freeze([Object.freeze({
-    data: fromString('Plz add me!\n'),
+    data: uint8ArrayFromString('Plz add me!\n'),
     cid: CID.parse('Qma4hjFTnCasJ8PVp3mZbZK5g2vGDT4LByLJ7m8ciyRFZP')
   }), Object.freeze({
     data: loadFixture('test/fixtures/test-folder/files/hello.txt', 'interface-ipfs-core'),
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/pubsub/publish.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/pubsub/publish.js
index 7f947d5827..d68f285d71 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/pubsub/publish.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/pubsub/publish.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const { nanoid } = require('nanoid')
 const { getTopic } = require('./utils')
 const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('../utils/mocha')
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/pubsub/subscribe.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/pubsub/subscribe.js
index 25f1598772..f390e867a2 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/pubsub/subscribe.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/pubsub/subscribe.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
-const uint8ArrayToString = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { toString: uint8ArrayToString } = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
 const { nanoid } = require('nanoid')
 const pushable = require('it-pushable')
 const all = require('it-all')
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/refs-local.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/refs-local.js
index e139b55888..b1869eb58e 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/refs-local.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/refs-local.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const all = require('it-all')
 const { importer } = require('ipfs-unixfs-importer')
 const drain = require('it-drain')
 const { CID } = require('multiformats/cid')
-const uint8ArrayEquals = require('uint8arrays/equals')
+const { equals: uint8ArrayEquals } = require('uint8arrays/equals')
 const blockstore = require('./utils/blockstore-adapter')
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/repo/gc.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/repo/gc.js
index 5de59c6121..b947682703 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/repo/gc.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/repo/gc.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const { getDescribe, getIt, expect } = require('../utils/mocha')
 const all = require('it-all')
 const drain = require('it-drain')
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/utils/blockstore-adapter.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/utils/blockstore-adapter.js
index 8cbd2c8bb6..27f8c65243 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/utils/blockstore-adapter.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/utils/blockstore-adapter.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const raw = require('multiformats/codecs/raw')
 const dagPb = require('@ipld/dag-pb')
 const dagCbor = require('@ipld/dag-cbor')
 const { sha256 } = require('multiformats/hashes/sha2')
-const uint8ArrayToString = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
+const { toString: uint8ArrayToString } = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
 
 /**
  * @type {Record<number, string>}
diff --git a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/utils/index.js b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/utils/index.js
index 82bbc89736..1a1e6d0dff 100644
--- a/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/utils/index.js
+++ b/packages/interface-ipfs-core/src/utils/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const { CID } = require('multiformats/cid')
-const fromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const loadFixture = require('aegir/utils/fixtures')
 
 const ONE_MEG = Math.pow(2, 20)
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ exports.fixtures = Object.freeze({
   }),
   smallFile: Object.freeze({
     cid: CID.parse('Qma4hjFTnCasJ8PVp3mZbZK5g2vGDT4LByLJ7m8ciyRFZP'),
-    data: fromString('Plz add me!\n')
+    data: uint8ArrayFromString('Plz add me!\n')
   }),
   bigFile: Object.freeze({
     cid: CID.parse('QmcKEs7mbxbGPPc2zo77E6CPwgaSbY4SmD2MFh16AqaR9e'),
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-cli/package.json b/packages/ipfs-cli/package.json
index e9889c76d7..c56744cddb 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-cli/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "ipfs-core-utils": "^0.10.1",
     "ipfs-daemon": "^0.9.3",
     "ipfs-http-client": "^52.0.1",
-    "ipfs-repo": "^11.0.1",
+    "ipfs-repo": "^12.0.0",
     "ipfs-utils": "^8.1.4",
     "it-all": "^1.0.4",
     "it-concat": "^2.0.0",
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     "it-split": "^0.0.1",
     "it-tar": "^4.0.0",
     "jsondiffpatch": "^0.4.1",
-    "libp2p-crypto": "^0.19.6",
+    "libp2p-crypto": "^0.19.7",
     "mafmt": "^10.0.0",
     "multiaddr": "^10.0.0",
     "multiaddr-to-uri": "^8.0.0",
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     "pretty-bytes": "^5.4.1",
     "progress": "^2.0.3",
     "stream-to-it": "^0.2.2",
-    "uint8arrays": "^2.1.6",
+    "uint8arrays": "^3.0.0",
     "yargs": "^16.0.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-cli/src/commands/block/get.js b/packages/ipfs-cli/src/commands/block/get.js
index fe84a8543a..9bb97a2ef9 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-cli/src/commands/block/get.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-cli/src/commands/block/get.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const { default: parseDuration } = require('parse-duration')
-const uint8ArrayToString = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
+const { toString: uint8ArrayToString } = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
 const { coerceCID } = require('../../utils')
 
 module.exports = {
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-cli/src/commands/dag/get.js b/packages/ipfs-cli/src/commands/dag/get.js
index c0a5375974..02f812875e 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-cli/src/commands/dag/get.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-cli/src/commands/dag/get.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 const { default: parseDuration } = require('parse-duration')
 const toCidAndPath = require('ipfs-core-utils/src/to-cid-and-path')
-const uint8ArrayToString = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
+const { toString: uint8ArrayToString } = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
 const {
   stripControlCharacters,
   makeEntriesPrintable,
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-cli/src/commands/dht/get.js b/packages/ipfs-cli/src/commands/dht/get.js
index 5f20acff10..d1c3e87476 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-cli/src/commands/dht/get.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-cli/src/commands/dht/get.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 const { default: parseDuration } = require('parse-duration')
 const { coerceCID } = require('../../utils')
-const uint8ArrayToString = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
+const { toString: uint8ArrayToString } = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
 
 module.exports = {
   command: 'get <key>',
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-cli/src/commands/dht/put.js b/packages/ipfs-cli/src/commands/dht/put.js
index f877536362..fefdccfb5e 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-cli/src/commands/dht/put.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-cli/src/commands/dht/put.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const { default: parseDuration } = require('parse-duration')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 
 module.exports = {
   command: 'put <key> <value>',
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-cli/src/commands/object/get.js b/packages/ipfs-cli/src/commands/object/get.js
index 5902c5e2f9..4b6aac8c9d 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-cli/src/commands/object/get.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-cli/src/commands/object/get.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 const dagPB = require('@ipld/dag-pb')
 const { default: parseDuration } = require('parse-duration')
-const uint8ArrayToString = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
+const { toString: uint8ArrayToString } = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
 const {
   stripControlCharacters,
   coerceCID
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-cli/src/commands/object/put.js b/packages/ipfs-cli/src/commands/object/put.js
index a9016dbbb0..1c99b42fb9 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-cli/src/commands/object/put.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-cli/src/commands/object/put.js
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 const concat = require('it-concat')
 const dagPB = require('@ipld/dag-pb')
 const { default: parseDuration } = require('parse-duration')
-const uint8arrayToString = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
-const uint8arrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { toString: uint8ArrayToString } = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
 
 module.exports = {
   command: 'put [data]',
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ module.exports = {
     let buf
 
     if (data) {
-      buf = uint8arrayFromString(data)
+      buf = uint8ArrayFromString(data)
     } else {
       buf = (await concat(getStdin(), { type: 'buffer' })).slice()
     }
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ module.exports = {
     if (inputEnc === 'protobuf') {
       node = dagPB.decode(buf)
     } else {
-      node = JSON.parse(uint8arrayToString(buf))
+      node = JSON.parse(uint8ArrayToString(buf))
     }
 
     const base = await ipfs.bases.getBase(cidBase)
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-cli/src/commands/refs-local.js b/packages/ipfs-cli/src/commands/refs-local.js
index 4eb75a209a..03ba07de96 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-cli/src/commands/refs-local.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-cli/src/commands/refs-local.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const { default: parseDuration } = require('parse-duration')
 const { base32 } = require('multiformats/bases/base32')
 
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-cli/src/utils.js b/packages/ipfs-cli/src/utils.js
index 5887314aa0..95010673b4 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-cli/src/utils.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-cli/src/utils.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const byteman = require('byteman')
 const IPFS = require('ipfs-core')
 const { CID } = require('multiformats/cid')
 const { Multiaddr } = require('multiaddr')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 
 const getRepoPath = () => {
   return process.env.IPFS_PATH || path.join(os.homedir(), '/.jsipfs')
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-cli/test/add.js b/packages/ipfs-cli/test/add.js
index 11bf3ab949..b6883ae19b 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-cli/test/add.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-cli/test/add.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const { base64 } = require('multiformats/bases/base64')
 const first = require('it-first')
 const cli = require('./utils/cli')
 const sinon = require('sinon')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const matchIterable = require('./utils/match-iterable')
 
 // TODO: Test against all algorithms Object.keys(mh.names)
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-cli/test/block.js b/packages/ipfs-cli/test/block.js
index 015b9b670b..21ee37e4e8 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-cli/test/block.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-cli/test/block.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const { base58btc } = require('multiformats/bases/base58')
 const { base64 } = require('multiformats/bases/base64')
 const cli = require('./utils/cli')
 const sinon = require('sinon')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 
 describe('block', () => {
   const cid = CID.parse('QmZjTnYw2TFhn9Nn7tjmPSoTBoY7YRkwPzwSrSbabY24Kp')
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-cli/test/cat.js b/packages/ipfs-cli/test/cat.js
index 67692c3107..8ac056b7ff 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-cli/test/cat.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-cli/test/cat.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const { expect } = require('aegir/utils/chai')
 const { CID } = require('multiformats/cid')
 const cli = require('./utils/cli')
 const sinon = require('sinon')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 
 const defaultOptions = {
   offset: undefined,
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-cli/test/cid.js b/packages/ipfs-cli/test/cid.js
index b3ce784d33..f7f1a83df4 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-cli/test/cid.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-cli/test/cid.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const { base58btc } = require('multiformats/bases/base58')
 const raw = require('multiformats/codecs/raw')
 const { sha256 } = require('multiformats/hashes/sha2')
 const dagPb = require('@ipld/dag-pb')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 
 describe('cid', () => {
   let ipfs
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-cli/test/dag.js b/packages/ipfs-cli/test/dag.js
index 8b5f0855aa..8fc6f828e6 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-cli/test/dag.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-cli/test/dag.js
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ const { CID } = require('multiformats/cid')
 const raw = require('multiformats/codecs/raw')
 const { base58btc } = require('multiformats/bases/base58')
 const { base64 } = require('multiformats/bases/base64')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
-const uint8ArrayToString = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { toString: uint8ArrayToString } = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
 const matchIterable = require('./utils/match-iterable')
 
 describe('dag', () => {
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-cli/test/dht.js b/packages/ipfs-cli/test/dht.js
index 08641e92b3..283870572d 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-cli/test/dht.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-cli/test/dht.js
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 const { expect } = require('aegir/utils/chai')
 const cli = require('./utils/cli')
 const sinon = require('sinon')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
-const uint8ArrayToString = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { toString: uint8ArrayToString } = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
 const { CID } = require('multiformats/cid')
 
 describe('dht', () => {
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-cli/test/general.js b/packages/ipfs-cli/test/general.js
index 1101786feb..eea865c970 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-cli/test/general.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-cli/test/general.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const clean = require('./utils/clean')
 const { isWindows } = require('./utils/platforms')
 const cli = require('./utils/cli')
 const sinon = require('sinon')
-const uint8ArrayToString = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
+const { toString: uint8ArrayToString } = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
 
 describe.skip('general cli options', () => {
   let ipfs
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-cli/test/get.js b/packages/ipfs-cli/test/get.js
index 0eff974b39..5d6e0f93ca 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-cli/test/get.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-cli/test/get.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const clean = require('./utils/clean')
 const { CID } = require('multiformats/cid')
 const cli = require('./utils/cli')
 const sinon = require('sinon')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const { pack } = require('it-tar')
 const { pipe } = require('it-pipe')
 const { gzip, inflate } = require('pako')
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-cli/test/object.js b/packages/ipfs-cli/test/object.js
index 25f0c9483c..a92c195fe2 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-cli/test/object.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-cli/test/object.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const fs = require('fs')
 const cli = require('./utils/cli')
 const sinon = require('sinon')
 const { CID } = require('multiformats/cid')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const { base58btc } = require('multiformats/bases/base58')
 const { base64 } = require('multiformats/bases/base64')
 const dagPb = require('@ipld/dag-pb')
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-cli/test/pubsub.js b/packages/ipfs-cli/test/pubsub.js
index 83d51078e2..a682045909 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-cli/test/pubsub.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-cli/test/pubsub.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 const { expect } = require('aegir/utils/chai')
 const cli = require('./utils/cli')
 const sinon = require('sinon')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 
 describe('pubsub', () => {
   let ipfs
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-cli/test/refs-local.js b/packages/ipfs-cli/test/refs-local.js
index b392effed8..6d23a141a4 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-cli/test/refs-local.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-cli/test/refs-local.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const { expect } = require('aegir/utils/chai')
 const cli = require('./utils/cli')
 const sinon = require('sinon')
 const { base32 } = require('multiformats/bases/base32')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 
 const defaultOptions = {
   timeout: undefined
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-cli/test/utils/cli.js b/packages/ipfs-cli/test/utils/cli.js
index 89119888ed..a5d1bb9253 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-cli/test/utils/cli.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-cli/test/utils/cli.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 const { parseArgsStringToArgv } = require('string-argv')
 const cli = require('../../src')
-const uint8ArrayToString = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
+const { toString: uint8ArrayToString } = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
 
 const output = () => {
   const output = []
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-core-utils/package.json b/packages/ipfs-core-utils/package.json
index 351ee2744a..1acccd6e64 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-core-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-core-utils/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "multiformats": "^9.4.1",
     "parse-duration": "^1.0.0",
     "timeout-abort-controller": "^1.1.1",
-    "uint8arrays": "^2.1.6"
+    "uint8arrays": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@web-std/file": "^1.1.2",
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-core-utils/src/files/normalise-input/normalise-content.js b/packages/ipfs-core-utils/src/files/normalise-input/normalise-content.js
index a959547474..b8a191eb4a 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-core-utils/src/files/normalise-input/normalise-content.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-core-utils/src/files/normalise-input/normalise-content.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const errCode = require('err-code')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const browserStreamToIt = require('browser-readablestream-to-it')
 const blobToIt = require('blob-to-it')
 const itPeekable = require('it-peekable')
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-core-utils/test/files/normalise-input.spec.js b/packages/ipfs-core-utils/test/files/normalise-input.spec.js
index d4fc9686c5..baf116155e 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-core-utils/test/files/normalise-input.spec.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-core-utils/test/files/normalise-input.spec.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 const { expect } = require('aegir/utils/chai')
 const blobToIt = require('blob-to-it')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const all = require('it-all')
 const { File } = require('@web-std/file')
 const { Blob, ReadableStream } = globalThis
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-core/package.json b/packages/ipfs-core/package.json
index 65a05f6266..5245ac2510 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-core/package.json
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     "ipfs-core-types": "^0.7.0",
     "ipfs-core-utils": "^0.10.1",
     "ipfs-http-client": "^52.0.1",
-    "ipfs-repo": "^11.0.1",
+    "ipfs-repo": "^12.0.0",
     "ipfs-unixfs": "^6.0.3",
     "ipfs-unixfs-exporter": "^7.0.3",
     "ipfs-unixfs-importer": "^9.0.3",
@@ -102,11 +102,11 @@
     "just-safe-set": "^2.2.1",
     "libp2p": "^0.32.0",
     "libp2p-bootstrap": "^0.13.0",
-    "libp2p-crypto": "^0.19.6",
+    "libp2p-crypto": "^0.19.7",
     "libp2p-delegated-content-routing": "^0.11.0",
     "libp2p-delegated-peer-routing": "^0.10.0",
     "libp2p-floodsub": "^0.27.0",
-    "libp2p-gossipsub": "^0.11.0",
+    "libp2p-gossipsub": "^0.11.1",
     "libp2p-kad-dht": "^0.23.1",
     "libp2p-mdns": "^0.17.0",
     "libp2p-mplex": "^0.10.2",
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
     "parse-duration": "^1.0.0",
     "peer-id": "^0.15.1",
     "streaming-iterables": "^6.0.0",
-    "uint8arrays": "^2.1.6"
+    "uint8arrays": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/dlv": "^1.1.2",
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/files/utils/to-async-iterator.js b/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/files/utils/to-async-iterator.js
index 93acfbcf26..674ff1c9bd 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/files/utils/to-async-iterator.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/files/utils/to-async-iterator.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const log = require('debug')('ipfs:mfs:utils:to-async-iterator')
 const {
   MFS_MAX_CHUNK_SIZE
 } = require('../../../utils')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 
 /**
  * @param {*} content
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/files/utils/update-mfs-root.js b/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/files/utils/update-mfs-root.js
index 1b3b649ecf..47ba7e8abc 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/files/utils/update-mfs-root.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/files/utils/update-mfs-root.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const updateMfsRoot = async (context, cid, options) => {
 
   log(`New MFS root will be ${cid}`)
 
-  await context.repo.root.put(MFS_ROOT_KEY, cid.bytes)
+  await context.repo.datastore.put(MFS_ROOT_KEY, cid.bytes)
 
   return cid
 }
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/files/utils/with-mfs-root.js b/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/files/utils/with-mfs-root.js
index 6b77c84d60..f9b66146de 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/files/utils/with-mfs-root.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/files/utils/with-mfs-root.js
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ const loadMfsRoot = async (context, options) => {
   }
 
   // Open the repo if it's been closed
-  await context.repo.root.open()
+  await context.repo.datastore.open()
 
   // Load the MFS root CID
   let cid
 
   try {
-    const buf = await context.repo.root.get(MFS_ROOT_KEY)
+    const buf = await context.repo.datastore.get(MFS_ROOT_KEY)
 
     cid = CID.decode(buf)
   } catch (err) {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ const loadMfsRoot = async (context, options) => {
       throw errCode(new Error('Request aborted'), 'ERR_ABORTED', { name: 'Aborted' })
     }
 
-    await context.repo.root.put(MFS_ROOT_KEY, cid.bytes)
+    await context.repo.datastore.put(MFS_ROOT_KEY, cid.bytes)
   }
 
   log(`Loaded MFS root /ipfs/${cid}`)
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/id.js b/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/id.js
index 0cfbf49ee0..cef890b694 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/id.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/id.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 const pkgversion = require('../../package.json').version
 const { Multiaddr } = require('multiaddr')
 const withTimeoutOption = require('ipfs-core-utils/src/with-timeout-option')
-const uint8ArrayToString = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
+const { toString: uint8ArrayToString } = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
 const PeerId = require('peer-id')
 const { NotStartedError } = require('../errors')
 
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/index.js b/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/index.js
index a6e053ade5..707513c500 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/index.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/index.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const { bases, hashes, codecs } = require('multiformats/basics')
 
 const initAssets = require('../runtime/init-assets-nodejs')
 const { AlreadyInitializedError } = require('../errors')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 
 const createStartAPI = require('./start')
 const createStopAPI = require('./stop')
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/name/publish.js b/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/name/publish.js
index c26d58d29a..4a7dd4aa8c 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/name/publish.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/name/publish.js
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ const debug = require('debug')
 const { default: parseDuration } = require('parse-duration')
 const crypto = require('libp2p-crypto')
 const errcode = require('err-code')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
-const uint8ArrayToString = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { toString: uint8ArrayToString } = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
 
 const log = Object.assign(debug('ipfs:name:publish'), {
   error: debug('ipfs:name:publish:error')
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/name/resolve.js b/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/name/resolve.js
index 7a665a21e7..fd92e2e68c 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/name/resolve.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/name/resolve.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const { CID } = require('multiformats/cid')
 const PeerId = require('peer-id')
 // @ts-ignore no types
 const isDomain = require('is-domain-name')
-const uint8ArrayToString = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
+const { toString: uint8ArrayToString } = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
 
 const log = Object.assign(debug('ipfs:name:resolve'), {
   error: debug('ipfs:name:resolve:error')
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/object/patch/append-data.js b/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/object/patch/append-data.js
index b9096e600e..db67eea7cb 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/object/patch/append-data.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/object/patch/append-data.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const withTimeoutOption = require('ipfs-core-utils/src/with-timeout-option')
-const uint8ArrayConcat = require('uint8arrays/concat')
+const { concat: uint8ArrayConcat } = require('uint8arrays/concat')
 
 /**
  * @param {Object} config
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/storage.js b/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/storage.js
index b70f47dd6d..cce7ebe471 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/storage.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-core/src/components/storage.js
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ const log = require('debug')('ipfs:components:peer:storage')
 const createRepo = require('../runtime/repo-nodejs')
 const getDefaultConfig = require('../runtime/config-nodejs')
 const { ERR_REPO_NOT_INITIALIZED } = require('ipfs-repo').errors
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
-const uint8ArrayToString = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { toString: uint8ArrayToString } = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
 const PeerId = require('peer-id')
 const mergeOptions = require('merge-options').bind({ ignoreUndefined: true })
 const configService = require('./config')
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-core/src/ipns/index.js b/packages/ipfs-core/src/ipns/index.js
index e95a666afb..c7b1dea30b 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-core/src/ipns/index.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-core/src/ipns/index.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const IpnsRepublisher = require('./republisher')
 const IpnsResolver = require('./resolver')
 const TLRU = require('../utils/tlru')
 const defaultRecordTtl = 60 * 1000
-const uint8ArrayToString = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
+const { toString: uint8ArrayToString } = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
 
 /**
  * @typedef {import('libp2p-crypto').PrivateKey} PrivateKey
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-core/src/ipns/publisher.js b/packages/ipfs-core/src/ipns/publisher.js
index 06704632f8..482324b07d 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-core/src/ipns/publisher.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-core/src/ipns/publisher.js
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ const debug = require('debug')
 const log = Object.assign(debug('ipfs:ipns:publisher'), {
   error: debug('ipfs:ipns:publisher:error')
 })
-const uint8ArrayToString = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
-const uint8ArrayEquals = require('uint8arrays/equals')
+const { toString: uint8ArrayToString } = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
+const { equals: uint8ArrayEquals } = require('uint8arrays/equals')
 
 const ipns = require('ipns')
 
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-core/src/ipns/resolver.js b/packages/ipfs-core/src/ipns/resolver.js
index c40764393e..764550cac9 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-core/src/ipns/resolver.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-core/src/ipns/resolver.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const debug = require('debug')
 const log = Object.assign(debug('ipfs:ipns:resolver'), {
   error: debug('ipfs:ipns:resolver:error')
 })
-const uint8ArrayToString = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
+const { toString: uint8ArrayToString } = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
 
 const { Errors } = require('interface-datastore')
 const ERR_NOT_FOUND = Errors.notFoundError().code
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-core/src/ipns/routing/pubsub-datastore.js b/packages/ipfs-core/src/ipns/routing/pubsub-datastore.js
index 90ecb90b45..2fb9ec2f75 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-core/src/ipns/routing/pubsub-datastore.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-core/src/ipns/routing/pubsub-datastore.js
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 const ipns = require('ipns')
 const { base58btc } = require('multiformats/bases/base58')
 const PubsubDatastore = require('datastore-pubsub')
-const uint8ArrayToString = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { toString: uint8ArrayToString } = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
 
 const errcode = require('err-code')
 const debug = require('debug')
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-core/src/ipns/routing/utils.js b/packages/ipfs-core/src/ipns/routing/utils.js
index e3af891327..b178c37320 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-core/src/ipns/routing/utils.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-core/src/ipns/routing/utils.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const ipns = require('ipns')
-const uint8ArrayToString = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
+const { toString: uint8ArrayToString } = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
 
 module.exports = {
   /**
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-core/test/create-node.spec.js b/packages/ipfs-core/test/create-node.spec.js
index 567573791f..3c65d95f97 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-core/test/create-node.spec.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-core/test/create-node.spec.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const PeerId = require('peer-id')
 const { keys: { supportedKeys } } = require('libp2p-crypto')
 const IPFS = require('../src')
 const defer = require('p-defer')
-const uint8ArrayToString = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
+const { toString: uint8ArrayToString } = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
 const createTempRepo = require('./utils/create-repo')
 
 describe('create node', function () {
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-core/test/ipld.spec.js b/packages/ipfs-core/test/ipld.spec.js
index 7f4ed9b81f..05b1c89ea8 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-core/test/ipld.spec.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-core/test/ipld.spec.js
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 const { expect } = require('aegir/utils/chai')
 const createNode = require('./utils/create-node')
-const uint8ArrayToString = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { toString: uint8ArrayToString } = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const Digest = require('multiformats/hashes/digest')
 
 describe('ipld', function () {
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-core/test/mfs-preload.spec.js b/packages/ipfs-core/test/mfs-preload.spec.js
index 1254d80c06..2b38000694 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-core/test/mfs-preload.spec.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-core/test/mfs-preload.spec.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const { expect } = require('aegir/utils/chai')
 const delay = require('delay')
 const { sha256 } = require('multiformats/hashes/sha2')
 const { nanoid } = require('nanoid')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const { CID } = require('multiformats/cid')
 const waitFor = require('./utils/wait-for')
 const mfsPreload = require('../src/mfs-preload')
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-core/test/name.spec.js b/packages/ipfs-core/test/name.spec.js
index 4455a9223b..1ff5d2551a 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-core/test/name.spec.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-core/test/name.spec.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const IpnsRepublisher = require('../src/ipns/republisher')
 const IpnsResolver = require('../src/ipns/resolver')
 const OfflineDatastore = require('../src/ipns/routing/offline-datastore')
 const PubsubDatastore = require('../src/ipns/routing/pubsub-datastore')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 
 const ipfsRef = '/ipfs/QmPFVLPmp9zv5Z5KUqLhe2EivAGccQW2r7M7jhVJGLZoZU'
 
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-core/test/preload.spec.js b/packages/ipfs-core/test/preload.spec.js
index 87e368fefe..00898a3ec2 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-core/test/preload.spec.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-core/test/preload.spec.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const { nanoid } = require('nanoid')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const { expect } = require('aegir/utils/chai')
 const all = require('it-all')
 const MockPreloadNode = require('./utils/mock-preload-node-utils')
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-core/test/pubsub.spec.js b/packages/ipfs-core/test/pubsub.spec.js
index 4e2e4e193d..2e3849f775 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-core/test/pubsub.spec.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-core/test/pubsub.spec.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const { nanoid } = require('nanoid')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const { expect } = require('aegir/utils/chai')
 const createNode = require('./utils/create-node')
 
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-grpc-server/package.json b/packages/ipfs-grpc-server/package.json
index 27ee07edb9..b3a7e71915 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-grpc-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-grpc-server/package.json
@@ -54,6 +54,6 @@
     "it-drain": "^1.0.3",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
     "sinon": "^11.1.1",
-    "uint8arrays": "^2.1.6"
+    "uint8arrays": "^3.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-grpc-server/test/add.spec.js b/packages/ipfs-grpc-server/test/add.spec.js
index 5262a62118..aeb7346b8c 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-grpc-server/test/add.spec.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-grpc-server/test/add.spec.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 const sinon = require('sinon')
 const server = require('./utils/server')
 const { expect } = require('aegir/utils/chai')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const all = require('it-all')
 const drain = require('it-drain')
 
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-http-client/package.json b/packages/ipfs-http-client/package.json
index a95eeab886..e4ff3e616f 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-http-client/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-http-client/package.json
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     "native-abort-controller": "^1.0.3",
     "parse-duration": "^1.0.0",
     "stream-to-it": "^0.2.2",
-    "uint8arrays": "^2.1.6"
+    "uint8arrays": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "aegir": "^34.0.2",
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-http-client/src/config/replace.js b/packages/ipfs-http-client/src/config/replace.js
index 9fc3a0aa97..47a2df40f0 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-http-client/src/config/replace.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-http-client/src/config/replace.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const multipartRequest = require('../lib/multipart-request')
 const configure = require('../lib/configure')
 const toUrlSearchParams = require('../lib/to-url-search-params')
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-http-client/src/dht/get.js b/packages/ipfs-http-client/src/dht/get.js
index 581dd70bd4..44bb6b9129 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-http-client/src/dht/get.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-http-client/src/dht/get.js
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 const configure = require('../lib/configure')
 const toUrlSearchParams = require('../lib/to-url-search-params')
 const { Value } = require('./response-types')
-const uint8ArrayToString = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { toString: uint8ArrayToString } = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
 
 /**
  * @typedef {import('../types').HTTPClientExtraOptions} HTTPClientExtraOptions
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-http-client/src/dht/put.js b/packages/ipfs-http-client/src/dht/put.js
index 6b86b96f8a..d53c853aaa 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-http-client/src/dht/put.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-http-client/src/dht/put.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const toUrlSearchParams = require('../lib/to-url-search-params')
 const multipartRequest = require('../lib/multipart-request')
 const abortSignal = require('../lib/abort-signal')
 const { AbortController } = require('native-abort-controller')
-const uint8ArrayToString = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
+const { toString: uint8ArrayToString } = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
 
 /**
  * @typedef {import('../types').HTTPClientExtraOptions} HTTPClientExtraOptions
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-http-client/src/object/get.js b/packages/ipfs-http-client/src/object/get.js
index 562aaad264..4d35149b8b 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-http-client/src/object/get.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-http-client/src/object/get.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 const { CID } = require('multiformats/cid')
 const configure = require('../lib/configure')
 const toUrlSearchParams = require('../lib/to-url-search-params')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 
 /**
  * @typedef {import('../types').HTTPClientExtraOptions} HTTPClientExtraOptions
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-http-client/src/pubsub/subscribe.js b/packages/ipfs-http-client/src/pubsub/subscribe.js
index cbd3ab86c2..df34623fde 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-http-client/src/pubsub/subscribe.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-http-client/src/pubsub/subscribe.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
-const uint8ArrayToString = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { toString: uint8ArrayToString } = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
 const log = require('debug')('ipfs-http-client:pubsub:subscribe')
 const configure = require('../lib/configure')
 const toUrlSearchParams = require('../lib/to-url-search-params')
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-http-client/test/dag.spec.js b/packages/ipfs-http-client/test/dag.spec.js
index 40ba0fceea..e1823d9f9e 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-http-client/test/dag.spec.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-http-client/test/dag.spec.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const { expect } = require('aegir/utils/chai')
 const dagPb = require('@ipld/dag-pb')
 const dagCbor = require('@ipld/dag-cbor')
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-http-client/test/files.spec.js b/packages/ipfs-http-client/test/files.spec.js
index 2f4056f30d..fb902ed99a 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-http-client/test/files.spec.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-http-client/test/files.spec.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 'use strict'
 
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const { expect } = require('aegir/utils/chai')
 const f = require('./utils/factory')()
 const dagPb = require('@ipld/dag-pb')
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-http-client/test/log.spec.js b/packages/ipfs-http-client/test/log.spec.js
index c23e884537..afc24d7bc7 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-http-client/test/log.spec.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-http-client/test/log.spec.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const { expect } = require('aegir/utils/chai')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const f = require('./utils/factory')()
 const first = require('it-first')
 
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-http-client/test/node/custom-headers.js b/packages/ipfs-http-client/test/node/custom-headers.js
index 61676899f1..15d68967f7 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-http-client/test/node/custom-headers.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-http-client/test/node/custom-headers.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 const { isNode } = require('ipfs-utils/src/env')
 const { expect } = require('aegir/utils/chai')
 const ipfsClient = require('../../src').create
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 
 function startServer (fn) {
   let headersResolve
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-http-client/test/node/request-api.js b/packages/ipfs-http-client/test/node/request-api.js
index 81cad266b3..073c9b3a9e 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-http-client/test/node/request-api.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-http-client/test/node/request-api.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const { expect } = require('aegir/utils/chai')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const ipfsClient = require('../../src').create
 
 describe('\'deal with HTTP weirdness\' tests', () => {
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-http-client/test/pubsub.spec.js b/packages/ipfs-http-client/test/pubsub.spec.js
index cadc2ad234..6fa771691b 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-http-client/test/pubsub.spec.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-http-client/test/pubsub.spec.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 const { expect } = require('aegir/utils/chai')
 const { AbortController } = require('native-abort-controller')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const defer = require('p-defer')
 
 const f = require('./utils/factory')()
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-http-gateway/package.json b/packages/ipfs-http-gateway/package.json
index df6f73f5d9..77f8043f7c 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-http-gateway/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-http-gateway/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     "it-to-stream": "^1.0.0",
     "joi": "^17.2.1",
     "multiformats": "^9.4.1",
-    "uint8arrays": "^2.1.6",
+    "uint8arrays": "^3.0.0",
     "uri-to-multiaddr": "^6.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-http-gateway/src/resources/gateway.js b/packages/ipfs-http-gateway/src/resources/gateway.js
index f56f32492f..2c6460f06c 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-http-gateway/src/resources/gateway.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-http-gateway/src/resources/gateway.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const debug = require('debug')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const Boom = require('@hapi/boom')
 const Ammo = require('@hapi/ammo') // HTTP Range processing utilities
 const last = require('it-last')
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-http-gateway/test/routes.spec.js b/packages/ipfs-http-gateway/test/routes.spec.js
index 3b02002be4..c51507299b 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-http-gateway/test/routes.spec.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-http-gateway/test/routes.spec.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const { expect } = require('aegir/utils/chai')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const FileType = require('file-type')
 const { CID } = require('multiformats/cid')
 const { base32 } = require('multiformats/bases/base32')
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-http-server/package.json b/packages/ipfs-http-server/package.json
index 5f6556eda1..91c05096e2 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-http-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-http-server/package.json
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     "native-abort-controller": "^1.0.3",
     "parse-duration": "^1.0.0",
     "stream-to-it": "^0.2.2",
-    "uint8arrays": "^2.1.6",
+    "uint8arrays": "^3.0.0",
     "uri-to-multiaddr": "^6.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-http-server/src/api/resources/dag.js b/packages/ipfs-http-server/src/api/resources/dag.js
index 351e1bae4e..1e3feef0bc 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-http-server/src/api/resources/dag.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-http-server/src/api/resources/dag.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const Joi = require('../../utils/joi')
 const Boom = require('@hapi/boom')
 const all = require('it-all')
 const { pipe } = require('it-pipe')
-const uint8ArrayToString = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
+const { toString: uint8ArrayToString } = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
 
 /**
  * @param {undefined | Uint8Array | Record<string, any>} obj
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-http-server/src/api/resources/object.js b/packages/ipfs-http-server/src/api/resources/object.js
index 74f5e4f3ae..8fd690b255 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-http-server/src/api/resources/object.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-http-server/src/api/resources/object.js
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ const all = require('it-all')
 const dagPB = require('@ipld/dag-pb')
 const Joi = require('../../utils/joi')
 const Boom = require('@hapi/boom')
-const uint8ArrayToString = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { toString: uint8ArrayToString } = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
 const debug = require('debug')
 const log = Object.assign(debug('ipfs:http-api:object'), {
   error: debug('ipfs:http-api:object:error')
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-http-server/src/api/resources/pubsub.js b/packages/ipfs-http-server/src/api/resources/pubsub.js
index a7bec9ae20..b77c69de2f 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-http-server/src/api/resources/pubsub.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-http-server/src/api/resources/pubsub.js
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ const Joi = require('../../utils/joi')
 const all = require('it-all')
 const multipart = require('../../utils/multipart-request-parser')
 const Boom = require('@hapi/boom')
-const uint8ArrayToString = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { toString: uint8ArrayToString } = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
 const streamResponse = require('../../utils/stream-response')
 const pushable = require('it-pushable')
 
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-http-server/src/utils/multipart-request-parser.js b/packages/ipfs-http-server/src/utils/multipart-request-parser.js
index e9e349a654..a910723b30 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-http-server/src/utils/multipart-request-parser.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-http-server/src/utils/multipart-request-parser.js
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 // @ts-ignore no types
 const Content = require('@hapi/content')
 const multipart = require('it-multipart')
-const uint8ArrayConcat = require('uint8arrays/concat')
-const uint8ArrayToString = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
+const { concat: uint8ArrayConcat } = require('uint8arrays/concat')
+const { toString: uint8ArrayToString } = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
 const qs = require('querystring')
 const drain = require('it-drain')
 
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-http-server/test/inject/mfs/read.js b/packages/ipfs-http-server/test/inject/mfs/read.js
index 154852edf0..58b2414a76 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-http-server/test/inject/mfs/read.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-http-server/test/inject/mfs/read.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 const { expect } = require('aegir/utils/chai')
 const http = require('../../utils/http')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 const sinon = require('sinon')
 const testHttpMethod = require('../../utils/test-http-method')
 const { AbortSignal } = require('native-abort-controller')
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-http-server/test/inject/object.js b/packages/ipfs-http-server/test/inject/object.js
index 7a43f107ed..0b064ed840 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-http-server/test/inject/object.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-http-server/test/inject/object.js
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ const sinon = require('sinon')
 const { CID } = require('multiformats/cid')
 const { UnixFS } = require('ipfs-unixfs')
 const { AbortSignal } = require('native-abort-controller')
-const uint8ArrayToString = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { toString: uint8ArrayToString } = require('uint8arrays/to-string')
 const { base58btc } = require('multiformats/bases/base58')
 const { base64, base64pad } = require('multiformats/bases/base64')
 
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-message-port-protocol/package.json b/packages/ipfs-message-port-protocol/package.json
index 227f9997cc..4b7218bea4 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-message-port-protocol/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-message-port-protocol/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "aegir": "^34.0.2",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
-    "uint8arrays": "^2.1.6"
+    "uint8arrays": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=14.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-message-port-protocol/test/block.browser.js b/packages/ipfs-message-port-protocol/test/block.browser.js
index fed473bf22..dad77dd567 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-message-port-protocol/test/block.browser.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-message-port-protocol/test/block.browser.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 const { encodeBlock } = require('../src/block')
 const { ipc } = require('./util')
 const { expect } = require('aegir/utils/chai')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 
 describe('block (browser)', function () {
   this.timeout(10 * 1000)
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-message-port-protocol/test/core.browser.js b/packages/ipfs-message-port-protocol/test/core.browser.js
index f22e60f5c1..565b65820a 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-message-port-protocol/test/core.browser.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-message-port-protocol/test/core.browser.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const {
 } = require('../src/core')
 const { ipc } = require('./util')
 const { expect } = require('aegir/utils/chai')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 
 describe('core', function () {
   this.timeout(10 * 1000)
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-message-port-protocol/test/dag.browser.js b/packages/ipfs-message-port-protocol/test/dag.browser.js
index 39af286b66..d7c6f7a8c7 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-message-port-protocol/test/dag.browser.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-message-port-protocol/test/dag.browser.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const { CID } = require('multiformats/cid')
 const { encodeNode, decodeNode } = require('../src/dag')
 const { ipc } = require('./util')
 const { expect } = require('aegir/utils/chai')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 
 describe('dag (browser)', function () {
   this.timeout(10 * 1000)
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-message-port-protocol/test/dag.spec.js b/packages/ipfs-message-port-protocol/test/dag.spec.js
index 0cbc368d0a..4b8250b611 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-message-port-protocol/test/dag.spec.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-message-port-protocol/test/dag.spec.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 const { CID } = require('multiformats/cid')
 const { encodeNode } = require('../src/dag')
 const { expect } = require('aegir/utils/chai')
-const uint8ArrayFromString = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
+const { fromString: uint8ArrayFromString } = require('uint8arrays/from-string')
 
 describe('dag', function () {
   this.timeout(10 * 1000)