diff --git a/packages/hardhat/package.json b/packages/hardhat/package.json
index a6e33cd..b8c95c5 100644
--- a/packages/hardhat/package.json
+++ b/packages/hardhat/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-chai-matchers": "^2.0.8",
-    "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-ethers": "^3.0.2",
+    "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-ethers": "^4.0.4",
     "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-network-helpers": "^1.0.8",
     "@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers": "^2.0.0",
     "@nomiclabs/hardhat-etherscan": "^3.1.8",