diff --git a/packages/ipfs-core-utils/package.json b/packages/ipfs-core-utils/package.json
index c567f88573..e555ee8522 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-core-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-core-utils/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     "uint8arrays": "^2.1.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "aegir": "^33.0.0",
-    "rimraf": "^3.0.2"
+    "aegir": "^40.0.0",
+    "rimraf": "^4.0.0"
   }
 }