diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c7a3ef91eb..0b9caac796 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     "ipfs-block": "^0.2.0",
     "ipfs-block-service": "^0.2.4",
     "ipfs-data-importing": "^0.3.3",
-    "ipfs-merkle-dag": "^0.4.3",
+    "ipfs-merkle-dag": "^0.5.0",
     "ipfs-multipart": "^0.1.0",
     "ipfs-repo": "^0.7.1",
     "joi": "^8.0.2",