diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5a3fdf35..393644ee 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/hapi__hapi": "^20.0.9",
     "aegir": "^34.1.0",
-    "go-ipfs": "^0.9.1",
+    "go-ipfs": "^0.17.0",
     "ipfs": "^0.56.1",
     "ipfs-client": "^0.5.1",
     "ipfs-http-client": "^51.0.1",