diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ca9abee..d3a1334 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@libp2p/peer-id-factory": "^2.0.0",
     "aegir": "^39.0.9",
-    "go-ipfs": "^0.20.0",
+    "go-ipfs": "^0.21.0",
     "ipfsd-ctl": "^13.0.0",
     "it-all": "^3.0.1",
     "it-drain": "^3.0.2",