diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ae1b83b2..9dc43c44 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     "hat": "0.0.3",
     "ipfs-block": "~0.8.0",
     "ipfs-unixfs": "~0.1.16",
-    "ipfs-utils": "~0.4.0",
+    "ipfs-utils": "~0.5.0",
     "ipld-dag-cbor": "~0.15.0",
     "ipld-dag-pb": "^0.18.1",
     "is-ipfs": "~0.6.1",