diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dcd9edfceb..84ae685f36 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     "boom": "^5.2.0",
     "debug": "^3.0.1",
     "cids": "^0.5.1",
-    "file-type": "^6.1.0",
+    "file-type": "^16.5.4",
     "filesize": "^3.5.10",
     "fsm-event": "^2.1.0",
     "glob": "^7.1.2",